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Chunderik with scabbard
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Chunderik with scabbard

1600 - 1885 · plakken; forging; cutting; drijven; metal; wood (plant material); gold (metal); horn (animal material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Dagger with an old single-edged blade and a tapering green to black horn handle, around the handle at the blade a gold mount decorated with fine wrought work in the form of vines. Wooden scabbard, entirely covered with gold leaf, top and bottom decorated with wrought work as on the handle, the rest with chased plant motifs. In two places around the scabbard a band with a drag eye and carrying ring.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineChunderik met schede. 1600 - 1885. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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