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Partisan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a partisan with a long silver blade featuring an engraving near the bottom. The blade is symmetrical, with a central long vertical ridge and a sharp pointed tip. Two curved blades protrude on either side at the base. The handle is brown with a silver ferrule near the blade. The background is a light grey color. The partisan is by artist "Peter von Kobyletzky".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1680
Medium:
Steel, wood
Culture:
possibly French
Dimensions:
351 × 624 px
Museum record:
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