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Source Description
This broadsword or basket-hilted sword is a type that was often carried by the bodyguards of the Doge of Venice who came from the Dalmatian Coast of present-day Croatia and were then called Schavoni in Venice. The complex barred guard slopes forward and protects the hand.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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97043
label
Schiavona Broadsword
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
97043
contentType
object
title
Schiavona Broadsword
description
This broadsword or basket-hilted sword is a type that was often carried by the bodyguards of the Doge of Venice who came from the Dalmatian Coast of present-day Croatia and were then called Schavoni in Venice. The complex barred guard slopes forward and protects the hand.
date
1700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779728
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 100.3 cm (39 1/2 in.); Blade: 84.4 cm (33 1/4 in.); Grip: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Guard: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)
cul
Italy, Venice
accession
1916.698
Source extras
tec
steel, brass, leather and wood
tombstone
Schiavona Broadsword, 1700s. Italy, Venice. Steel, brass, leather and wood; overall: 100.3 cm (39 1/2 in.); blade: 84.4 cm (33 1/4 in.); grip: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); guard: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.698
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
This sword has what is known as a "cat's head" pommel, a spherical knob that serves as a counterweight at the opposite end of the sword from the point.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.
page_number
cat. #360
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 116-117, E69; Reproduced: Plate XXX, E69
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
cat. no. 130, p. 169
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 171, p. 191
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:13:38.030000
sourceId
97043
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, brass, leather and wood
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1
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0
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photo
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