Ceremonial knife with sheath
Richly worked knives are some of the best-known collectors’ pieces from Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka). The finest of these were produced by members of the Four Workshops, a guild to which only the leading craftsmen belonged; these craftsmen worked almost exclusively for the court. Such knives formed part of the costumes of the aristocracy and were virtually never used.
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Ceremonial knife with sheath
Richly worked knives are some of the best-known collectors’ pieces from Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka). The finest of these were produced by members of the Four Workshops, a guild to which only the leading craftsmen belonged; these craftsmen worked almost exclusively for the court. Such knives formed part of the costumes of the aristocracy and were virtually never used.
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Bruikleen van de Vereniging va ...... ling collectie Wurfbain, 1937)
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On loan from the Asian Art Soc ...... ion collection Wurfbain, 1937)
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Richly worked knives are some ...... and were virtually never used.
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Rijk bewerkte messen behoren t ...... werden vrijwel nooit gebruikt.
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AK-MAK-195
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Rijksmuseum
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Ceremonial knife with sheath
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Siermes met schede
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type
created
c. 1750 - c. 1800
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ca. 1750 - ca. 1800
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length 30 cm
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length 34.5 cm
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mes lengte 34,5 cm
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schede breedte 5 cm
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schede lengte 30 cm
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width 5 cm
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Collectie: Zuid-Azië (collectie)
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Collectie: kunstnijverheid
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provenance
…; collection J.G. Wurfbain;{N ...... om on loan to the museum, 1972
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