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A Knife with Handle in the Shape of a Raptor
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Northeastern Ural and Western Siberia 5th-10th cent. A.D..
Bronze with high percentage of tin, iron. L. 17.2 cm. W. max. 3.2 cm. D. max. 1.1 cm
The iron blade is attached to the polygonal beginning of the handle by an adhesive. A triple band forms the transition to the figural butt. And represents a raptor with long claws sitting on a stylised tree. Large ring punches for the eyes; low nubs structure the wings and the interior of the tree. Due to the characteristic stylised execution of its ornamentation, the knife can be assigned to the "Perm Animal Style" of the steppe people who lived in a region that extended from the Ural Mountains to the Yenisei and Ob Rivers. The handle was cast in two halves and polished. The low relief allows the handle to lie in the hand comfortably. Condition: Blade corroded, minor infills in the lower area. Minor lacuna at the back of the bird. The very well preserved surface shows the unusual silver colour due to the metal’s high tin content to advantage.
Formerly priv. coll. W. L., USA, early 1990s.
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Northeastern Ural and Western Siberia 5th-10th cent. A.D..
Bronze with high percentage of tin, iron. L. 17.2 cm. W. max. 3.2 cm. D. max. 1.1 cm
The iron blade is attached to the polygonal beginning of the handle by an adhesive. A triple band forms the transition to the figural butt. And represents a raptor with long claws sitting on a stylised tree. Large ring punches for the eyes; low nubs structure the wings and the interior of the tree. Due to the characteristic stylised execution of its ornamentation, the knife can be assigned to the "Perm Animal Style" of the steppe people who lived in a region that extended from the Ural Mountains to the Yenisei and Ob Rivers. The handle was cast in two halves and polished. The low relief allows the handle to lie in the hand comfortably. Condition: Blade corroded, minor infills in the lower area. Minor lacuna at the back of the bird. The very well preserved surface shows the unusual silver colour due to the metal’s high tin content to advantage.
Formerly priv. coll. W. L., USA, early 1990s.
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