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Knife with carved handle of nude female with crescent in hair standing in a half shell holding a swag

Unknown Artist

first half 17th century

Knife with carved handle of nude female with crescent in hair standing in a half shell holding a swag by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel gilt, ivory

Dimensions

Length (knife .10): 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Steel

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Giles Whiting, 1962

Accession Number

62.118.10

Rights

Public Domain

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