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Object Number
20-33-60/D1493
Display Title
Iron biçak dagger with engraved silver-alloy hilt and leather-covered sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, steel blade, triangular incised handle, wood sheath, metal edges
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1900
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Syria?
Materials
Silver alloy, Wood, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 5 x 2.7 cm (11 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D1493
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