KNIFE called Bitchak

Crete

Around 1900

Steel, silver, copper, bone

Long. Total: 15.2; Long. Blade: 7.5 cm

Straight blade with one edge.

Silver ferrule chiseled with geometric patterns.

Silk covered with silver engraved with floral motifs.

Bone plates fixed by six copper rivets.

Silver scabbard, decorated with a dragon head.

Two coins attached to two chains, dated “1901”.

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