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Partisan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Partisan by unknown artist. The image shows a long, slender dagger with a white and gold-colored handle and blade. The blade is long and narrow, tapering to a point at the tip. It is white with a gold-colored design in the center. The dagger has a distinctive shape, with two curved protrusions on either side of the blade near the base. The handle is silver with a gold band around the base of the blade and a gold tassel at the bottom. The background of the image is a plain gray color.

Artwork details

Date:
1670
Medium:
Steel, wood (chestnut), textile (silk)
Culture:
German, Saxony
Dimensions:
351 × 624 px
Museum record:
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