Horseman’s Ax of Cardinal Ippolito de’ Medici (1511–1535)

Medium

Steel, gold, wood

Dimensions

L. 30 3/4 in. (78.1 cm); L. of axe head 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 8 oz. (1134 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Ronald S. Lauder and The Sulzberger Foundation Inc. Gifts, 1993

Accession Number

1993.61