Inv. FM 2773
Standing king with a hawk on his wrist; crown.
Bencard 1975: c. 1250-1350.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Very worn.
Missing: part of the head and of the lower section of the piece.
Provenance
Found in 1922 on the site of Nijeklooster, near Scharnegoutum (Frisia), a Cistercian monastery which flourished from 1231 to 1572.
Bibliography
M. Bencard, ‘Om et middelalderligt knivskaft fra Ribe’, in Fra Ribe Amt (1975), pp. 36-61, no. 18.
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