Ornamental dough, The hilt is studded with stripes of iron interspersed with lofwork in high relief and a recurring decorative element in the form of a climbing lion flanked by chalice-shaped lofwork in a triangle, the wooden handle is wound (restored) with twisted iron wire and has two iron rings on either side. The blade is double-edged and has a hexagonal cross-section, the narrow middle surface has a channel with a signature., Pieter Loos, Amsterdam, c. 1700, iron (metal), wood (plant material), striking (metalworking), l 89.1 cm l 73 cm × w 2 cm w 444 gr
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Ornamental dough, hilt, studded, stripes, iron interspersed, lofwork, high relief, recurring decorative element, form, climbing lion flanked, chalice-shaped lofwork, triangle, wooden handle, wound, restored, twisted iron wire, two iron rings, side, blade, double-edged, hexagonal cross-section, narrow middle surface, channel, signature, Pieter Loos, Amsterdam, c, 1700, iron, metal, wood, plant material, striking, metalworking
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