Sword knob or pommel of a sword fortified from the wreck of the East Indies ship 't Vliegend Hart, which died in 1735. The oval pommel or sword knob is of copper and shows an iconographic representation on two sides. Front: three figures, all facing left. The person in the middle seems to be sitting on something and makes a move as if he is shooting a bow and arrow. Rear: figure in the middle, sitting, with hand under the head as support. Two masks on the side of the button. The button is broken above the hilt, the top is also damaged. Hilt, Dutch East India Company, 't Vliegend Hart (ship), anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1735, copper (metal), engraving, h 3.2 cm × w 2.7 cm × d 2.1 cm
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