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Sword

ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chiseled iron hilt

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
chiselled iron
Brief description
Sword, with a chiselled iron hilt, England, ca. 1500
Physical description
Chiseled iron hilt
Object history
Probably from a funerary monument in an English church
Historical context
This type of sword was designed for use in the Tornament
Collection
Accession number
M.48-1980

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Record createdMarch 29, 2004
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