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Description: | One of two Khmer knives from Angkor Wat made of wood and metal. As 1990.614 except the blade is incised with a figure on one side with a high crown; abstract designs on the other. Brown wood hilt and sheath inlaid with white metal. Knife 230mm long;blade 140mm long; sheath 165mm long. Probably a tourist item.
Label: A label is adhered to the rear of the sheath which reads "Dr and Mrs Klatt's bequest to Horniman Museum".
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1990.615 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood metal Khmer knife sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories)) iron knives (weapons: edged) | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-119770 | Go to resource |
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