Hand-and-a-Half Sword
c.1540–80
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Hand-and-a-Half Sword, c.1540–80. Germany, 16th century. Steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip; overall: 116.8 cm (46 in.); blade: 94.8 cm (37 5/16 in.); quillions: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.); grip: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Bascom Little Estate 1974.58 If you are looking for this in the armor court, look up; this sword is part of one of the panoply or decorative arrangements on the wall.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip
- Dimensions
- Overall: 116.8 cm (46 in.); Blade: 94.8 cm (37 5/16 in.); Quillions: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.); Grip: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on blade: CEA
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1974.58
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Bascom Little Estate
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1974, European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan), Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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