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Historical Archive: Knives

Representations follow surviving examples.


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knife sheath, silver, with copper alloy chain, from Zamárdi grave 517, 7th c., Kaposvár. For accompanying objects see this grave's page.
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knife sheath, silver, with copper alloy chain, from Zamárdi grave 517, 7th c., Kaposvár. For accompanying objects see this grave's page.
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Viking knife, bone? 10th c., Castle Street Canterbury, CHM
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knife handle with dice player, ivory, c.1300, MAHSD
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knife handle with dice player, ivory, c.1300, MAHSD
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knife handle shaped as woman with book, bone, 15th c., Scandinavia?, Louvre OA 12175
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skeleton knife grip, bronze, 17th-18th c.? KGM F 4890. For detail see Berlin.
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short sword or knife: sacrifice of a captive funeral cushion, linen and wool loop textile with inset, 5th-6th c., Pushkin 5180
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draw knife upper right, curved knife lower left: Szilágy Somlyó amulet chain, gold/rock crystal, prob. c.400-50, poss. late 4th c., KHM VIIb 1. The Szilágy Somlyó treasure has its own page with other views.
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Bernward Column, Hildesheim, c. 1020, bronze, which has its own page.
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Abraham and Isaac capital from Notre-Dame-de-la-Couldre, Parthenay, limestone, mid 12th c., Louvre R.F. 1848
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Abraham and Isaac capital from Notre-Dame-de-la-Couldre, Parthenay, limestone, mid 12th c., Louvre R.F. 1848
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font, copper alloy c.1226, Hildesheim Cathedral. This work has its own page.
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feast of Herod in John the Baptist cycle, mosaic c.1240-1310, Baptistery of St. John, Florence. This work has its own pages.
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death of Judas, Last Judgment mosaic 1260-75, Baptistery of St. John, Florence. This work has its own pages.
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Rage with knife: Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Good and Bad Government 1338-40, Siena, which has its own page
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Matthew?, Andrew, Bartholomew? 15th c.? Life of Mary polyptych from Hamburg cathedral, MNW Śr. 432. This work has its own page.
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top: Man of Sorrows w. instruments Passion, Niccolo di Pietro Gerini c.1405-06, tempera/panel fr Santissima Annunziata, Florence: Arezzo MS
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Judith and Holofernes, oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page
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oak chest with Last Supper, 16th c., Hospice Comtesse Lille A.178. This work has its own page.
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tanner's knives on shield: "House of Abraham," Sens, 16th c., which has its own page