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Title: Flint Striker
Date: 17th–18th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Steel; engraved, drilled, and filed
Dimensions:
H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
W. 4 7/8 in . (12.4 cm)
D. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Wt. 12.2 oz. (345.9 g)
Classification: Metal
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Florence L. Goldmark, Milton A. Rauh and Florence L. Goldmark Collection, by exchange, Norbert Schimmel Gift and Fletcher Fund, 1977
Object Number: 1977.419
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