Gothic Ivories Project | Knife handle (manche de couteau) (Front)

Knife handle (manche de couteau) (Front)

Knife handle (manche de couteau) (Front)

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Subject
Secular.

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Unknown location

S/n

Ivory or bone

Standing king with a hawk on his wrist; king feeding a hawk; crown.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Provenance
Demotte collection, early 20th century.

Image

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