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Dagger

Dagger

Unidentified Artist

French

Dagger in the romantic style, the handle a cast figure of "Invidia" (Envy) with serpents intertwining her legs and in her hair, piercing herself with a dagger; a sharp steel pointed blade and a decorative sheath with incised grotesques including a dragon and cast bronze mounts of strapwork and masks.

Cast bronze with gilded silver and engraved steel

Weapons and Ammunition