Glaive

Unknown Artist

mid–late 15th century

Glaive by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood, textile, gold

Dimensions

L. 9 ft. 2 1/2 in. (280.7 cm); L. of head 41 3/4 in. (106 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 15.5 oz. (3614.6 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Italian, Venice

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.259

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