A BEAUTIFUL AND UNUSUAL PHIA, IT HAS A VERY ORNATE GRIP BUT DOSEN'T HAVE THE USUAL FANCY WORK ON THE BLADE WHICH I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED ON A KNIFE WITH A IVORY HANDLE OF SUCH QUALITY. THERE IS SO LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT THEM PERHAPS THERE IS SOME SYMBOLISM THAT SEPARATES ONE TYPE FROM ANOTHER AND ALSO DETERMINES USE, CLASS, ECT.
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