Axe (Berdiche)

Medium

Steel, wood, silver

Dimensions

L. 71 1/2 in. (181.6 cm); L. of head 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm); L. of blade 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 4 lbs. 8.5 oz. (2055.3 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

possibly Turkish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number

04.3.100