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Lead handled knife
Object Number 55-48-50/9830
Display Title Lead handled knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, straight iron blade, lead grip with brass finial
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Iron, Lead, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 34.3 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm (13 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-48-50/9830

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