Halberd of the Bodyguard of Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1559–1588)
Unknown Artist
ca. 1580
Medium
Steel, wood, gold, textile, metallic thread
Dimensions
L. 55 1/2 in. (141 cm); L. of head 29 1/2 in. (75 cm); W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 8.3 oz. (3410.4 g)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
German
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number
14.25.385