Cup-Hilted Rapier
Johann Bongen
ca. 1650–75
Medium
Steel, iron, wood
Dimensions
L. 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); L. of blade 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm); W. 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 1 oz. (935.5 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
hilt, Italian, probably Naples; blade, German, Solingen
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession Number
04.3.13