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Sword with Scabbard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sword with Scabbard by etienne de Montalvo. The sword has a brown, curved handle resembling a horn or shell with a small circular design on its side. The guard is made of silver-colored metal with a T-shaped design and spherical ends on the crossguard. The blade near the guard has a silver-colored metal section. The scabbard is covered in black leather with a decorative gold stitching pattern and two gold-colored metal pieces with a leaf-like design. There are two metal rings on the scabbard near the bottom. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
blade 16th century
Medium:
Steel, horn, silver
Culture:
Turkish or Arabian
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
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