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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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