Sword

Medium

Steel, gold, brass wire, copper wire

Dimensions

L. 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm); L. of blade 41 3/4 in. (106 cm); W. 9 in. (22.3 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 6 oz. (1530.9 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

blade, possibly Italian; hilt, German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1197