Battle Axe
late 1500s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Battle Axe, late 1500s. Italy, late 16th Century. Steel, inset with copper rosette; blade: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); head: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1599 The axe has been a favorite weapon in Europe for as long as armor has been worn. Although it was useful as a simple tool for chopping, battle axes could become a way of expressing personal style. They could be decorated and embellished without impeding their function. Inset into this axe head is a copper rosette. The haft or wooden handle of this axe is missing.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, inset with copper rosette
- Dimensions
- Blade: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); Head: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1599
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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