Large sword with long thin blade, slender handle wrapped in wire mesh, bulbous pommel decorated with gold and blue etching, guard made of four curved gold and blue etched strips forming a circle around the handle and cross guard, straight quillons ending in decorative gold and blue etched spheres.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1570–80
- Medium
- Steel, gold, silver
- Culture
- European
- Dimensions
- 446 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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