Halberd
Unknown Artist
1550–1600
Medium
Steel, wood (ash), textile (velvet)
Dimensions
L. 8 ft. 11 1/4 in. (272.4 cm); L. of head 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); W. 16 in. (40.7 cm); Wt. 6 lbs. 14 oz. (3120 g)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
Italian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
Accession Number
96.5.16