Glaive of the Bodyguard of Guglielmo Gonzaga (1538–1587), Duke of Mantua and Monferrato

Medium

Steel, wood

Dimensions

L. 8 ft. 5 1/2 in. (257.8 cm); L. of head 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number

04.3.84