Scramasax (Short Broad Sword)
Unknown Artist
7th century
Medium
iron, copper alloy fittings
Dimensions
Overall: 10 9/16 x 1 13/16 x 5/8 in. (26.9 x 4.6 x 1.6 cm) copper alloy studs: 13/16 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. (2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Iron
Culture
Frankish
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.193.353