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Knife With Horn Handle of Oval Cross-Section, Tapered Tang, and Profiled Cut-Out Handle Guard
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Knife With Horn Handle of Oval Cross-Section, Tapered Tang, and Profiled Cut-Out Handle Guard

anonymous · c. 1590 - c. 1596 · forging; cutting; iron (metal); horn (animal material)

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

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Knife with a horn handle of oval cross-section, a tapered tang, and a profiled cut-out handle guard. The blade is broken.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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pocket kniveskortjanWillem Barendsz.Jacob van HeemskerckNova ZemblaBehouden Huys
Credit lineMes met hoornen heft met ovale doorsnede, een versmalde angel en een geprofileerd uitgesneden heftbeschermer. c. 1590 - c. 1596. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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