Halberd
c. 1550
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Halberd, c. 1550. Germany, 16th century. Steel, with pierced trefoils; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners); overall: 200.7 cm (79 in.); blade: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1542 The lives of both Leopold III, Duke of Austria, and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, were ended by a halberd strike.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, with pierced trefoils; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 200.7 cm (79 in.); Blade: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1542
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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