Knife handle carved in shape of a lady in dress holding a hawk

Details

• Title

  Knife handle carved in shape of a lady in dress holding a hawk

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Oxfordshire › Oxford › Oxford City District › Central, South & West area › St Aldates › Shire Ditch (find spot)

• Date

  14th century (1301 - 1400)
  Medieval period (Britain) (AD 1066 - 1500)

• Material and technique

  bone

• Material index

  organic › animal › bone

• Object type

  tool/implement › knife

• Dimensions

  1.5 cm (width)
  8.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1886.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1886.13.a

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