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Description: | Fire-steel (length 2 3/4 ins) of very thick heavy metal; striking-face much shorter than steel; hand-hold in form of ten strips of metal, all springing from back of steel, each strip coiled at end, each coil enclosing a scrap of brass rudely rolled upon itself to form a stud, the design being intended, doubtless, to represent flames; probably native Moroccan work. [NB: one of fifty-seven specimens (nos. 367-423) believed to be all Spanish, some of considerable antiquity. Most of them were formerly in the Lavedan Collection. The series is remarkable for the excellent artistic design and the fineness of the steel-casting exhibited by many of the examples - these being special features of Spanish steels, which often bear names, initials, or armorial bearings, showing the pride taken in them by their owners.] | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Source: | Science Museum | Identifier: | 1937-682/420 | Go to resource |
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