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Source Description
The grip on this sword is long enough to permit the man to steady the hand holding the heavy sword with the other hand. The sword has been reassembled with parts replaced.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
21014
label
Hand and a Half Sword
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21014
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hand and a Half Sword
description
The grip on this sword is long enough to permit the man to steady the hand holding the heavy sword with the other hand. The sword has been reassembled with parts replaced.
provenance
Baron de Léry, Paris; American Art Association Sale, November 14, 1921, no. 242; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921, by purchase; Wal;ters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 15th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
swords
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.8
height
119.4
depth
3.5
dimensionsRaw
8 9/16 x 47 x 1 3/8 in. (21.8 x 119.4 x 3.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Renaissance
inscriptions
On pommel the letters Z O and S
med
steel
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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c264cc570c04bf77