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Broadsword

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Broadsword by The sword has a brown wooden handle. The crossguard and pommel are made of metal, the pommel being spherical. The blade is long and straight with a slight tapering towards the tip. The blade and crossguard display signs of wear. The background is light grey.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1612
Medium:
Steel, brass wire, gold
Culture:
German, Solingen
Dimensions:
599 × 221 px
Museum record:
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