Steel scissors

Steel scissors, partly damascened in gold, Iranian, 17th century

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Steel scissors, partly damascened in gold, Iranian, 17th century
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Steel scissors, partly damascened in gold, Iranian, 17th century

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A125724
Materials:
blades, steel, gold inlay and handles, brass
Measurements:
length 248 mm
closed: width 42 mm
thickness 5 mm
type:
scissors
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)