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Broadsword

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Broadsword, A sword with a pommel resembling a bunch of grapes or a bulb, a long slender grip wrapped in metal, a guard with curved quillons and a broad flat blade.

Artwork details

Date:
early 17th century
Medium:
Steel, silver, wood
Culture:
Northern European, possibly Switzerland
Dimensions:
299 × 624 px
Museum record:
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