Glaive of the Bodyguard of the Tiepolo Family

Medium

Steel, wood, textile (velvet), gold

Dimensions

L. 8 ft. 11 in. (271.8 cm); L. of head 34 5/8 in. (88 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Wt. 8 lbs. 2.8 oz. (3708.1 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.264