Apr 18
A stunningly gilt Eared Dagger with an ivory hilt, Granada, Spain, made before 1483, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.
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A stunningly gilt Eared Dagger with an ivory hilt, Granada, Spain, made before 1483, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.
A beautifully gilt Eared Dagger with an intricately carved bone grip, Italy, ca. 1520, housed at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
The text which can be seen on the dagger's ears is the second verse of Psalm 31 (30), which reads IN TE DOMIN[E] SPERAVI / ET NON CONFUNDAR IN [AETERNUM] “In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded”.
A beautiful Eared Dagger with an etched and gilt hilt,
OaL: 15.8 in/40 cm
Spain or Italy, 16th century, housed at the Château d'Écouen.
A beautifully ornate Eared Dagger with ivory inlay,
OaL: 17 in/43.2 cm
Width: 2 in/5.1 cm
Weight: 1.1 lbs/493.3 g
Spanish, ca. 1550, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
An Eared Dagger with a beautifully carved ivory grip,
OaL: 15 in/38 cm
Italy or Spain, 1500-1533, housed at the Lázaro Galdiano Museum.
An Eared Dagger decorated with gold and ivory, Italy, ca. 1490-1510, housed at the Royal Armouries Self Defense Gallery in Leeds.
A beautiful example of a so-called “Eared Dagger”,
Blade Length: 8.3 in/21 cm
Venice, Italy or Spain, ca. 1500, housed at the Wallace Collection.
An eared dagger with carved bone handle scales, Spain, ca. late 15th century, from Czerny's International Auction House.