Spontoon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a spontoon with a pointed metal head. The head is long and narrow with a straight edge on each side that tapers to a point at the top. The bottom of the head is wide and has curved cutouts on each side. The head is silver-colored metal. The handle is partially visible and appears to be made of dark wood with a silver-colored metal ferrule and pommel. The background is a plain gray color. The artist of this piece is unknown.