File:Germany, second half 16th Century - Two-Handed Sword - 1919.70 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Two-Handed Sword
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Two-Handed Sword |
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| Object type | Arms and Armor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The two-handed sword, originally a weapon of war for specialist infantry, is so named because two hands were required to wield it. By the late 1600s, these enormous swords assumed a largely ceremonial or bodyguard function. |
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| Date | between 1550 and 1600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Steel, leather and wood grip, bronze pommel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 170.5 cm (67 1/8 in.); Blade: 125.6 cm (49 7/16 in.); Quillions: 53.7 cm (21 1/8 in.); Grip: 43.2 cm (17 in.); Ricasso: 34.7 cm (13 11/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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1919.70 |
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| Place of creation | Germany, second half 16th Century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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