Based on Dutch finds exhibited in the Marquardt Collection at the Klingenmuseum Solingen (catalogued in Klaus Marquardt: Europäisches Essbesteck aus 8. Jahrhunderten. Stuttgart 1997)
1500
Brass framed handles with horn plating. Engravings right: Lion under a palm leave (top), palm leaves (bottom). Engravings left: flower (top) and leaves (bottom).