Knife

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a knife. The knife has a long pointed blade with an engraved pattern on it. The blade is wider near the handle. The handle is made of dark material, possibly wood or bone, and has vertical ridges on it. There is a small gold-colored metal piece between the blade and handle. The background of the image is a plain off-white color. The knife is laid on a flat surface with the blade pointing to the left.