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Partisan of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Bavaria, Count Palatine of the Rhine

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver sword with a long pointed blade. The blade is engraved with curvilinear patterning that gets denser towards the hilt. The hilt has two curved protrusions. The bottom of the hilt and pommel are decorated with gold filigree. The sword is called the Partisan of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Bavaria, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1615
Medium:
Steel, wood, textile
Culture:
German, Bavaria
Dimensions:
351 × 624 px
Museum record:
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