Glaive, probably of August I of Saxony (reigned 1553–86)

Medium

Steel, wood, gold

Dimensions

L. 94 in. (238.8 cm); L. of head 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number

04.3.68