File:Germany, late 17th Century - Executioner's Sword - 1916.1620 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Executioner's Sword
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Executioner's Sword |
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| Object type | Arms and Armor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Although the axe was favored in England, for centuries swords were used throughout Central Europe for beheadings. The blades were often etched with moralizing inscriptions and designs representing Justice (as here), the gallows, the rack, or the Crucifixion. By the early 1700s swords were no longer used in Europe for executions, but they still functioned as symbols of power. This sword was probably ceremonial. |
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| Date | late 1600s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Steel, wood, brass and copper wire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 108.9 cm (42 7/8 in.); Blade: 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.); Quillions: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Grip: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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1916.1620 |
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| Place of creation | Germany, late 17th Century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1620 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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