KNIFE called Bitchak
Crete
Around 1900
Steel, silver, copper, bone
Length. Total: 15.2 ; Length. Blade: 7.5 cm
Straight, single-edged blade.
Silver ferrule chased with geometric motifs.
Silk covered with silver engraved with floral motifs.
Bone plates secured by six copper rivets.
Silver scabbard with dragon head decoration.
Two coins attached to two chains, dated ‘1901’.
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