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Dagger and sheath; plain blade; grip of plaited copper wire; pommel, guard and mounts to sheath of chased and gilded iron, tghe gilding often on a matt background. The pommel decorated on each side with female figures on marine monsters and masks, the guard with a scene of Europa and the bull on one side and a female figure on a monster on the other, each quillon in form of a dragon and inlaid with gold to form a pattern of small dots. On mouth of sheath is Samson rending the lion, the bracket in the form of a lion's head. The chape with dolphin and mask on one side only.
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