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Object typeknife
Museum numberAs1995,22.5
DescriptionKnife of steel (?), with a white plastic handle and split-ear pommel, and a copper (?) section between blade and handle decorated with flowers.
Ethnic name
Made by Turkmen
Date1990-1995
Findspot
Found/Acquired: Mary, bazaar
(Asia,Turkmenistan,Turkmenistan, south,Mary)
Materials
steel (?)
plastic
copper (?)
Dimensions
Length: 29.5 centimetres
Width: 3.25 centimetres
Weight: 191 grammes
Curator's commentsDr Simpson's notes for this piece state: "bought new in Mary Sunday bazaar, hardware section; this type is held in the hand with the point downwards and thumb between the split-ears over the top of the pommel." He describes it as a "stabbing and cutting knife".
ConditionGood; bought new.
Acquisition name
Donated by: Dr St John Simpson
Acquisition date1995
Acquisition notesPresented by Dr St John Simpson of the Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities. The collection As1995,22 was made during a period of archaeological research in Merv, September - October 1995.
DepartmentMiddle East
Registration numberAs1995,22.5