Bardiche (Pole Axe)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bardiche (Pole Axe) by Russian School. The image shows a weapon with a long wooden handle and a large metal head. The metal head is curved with a pointed top and a concave curved bottom. The metal head is gray with darker gray spots. The wooden handle is light brown with a darker brown leather wrapping near the top. The leather wrapping has small silver rivets. The background is a gradient from black at the top to light gray at the center.