Executioner's Sword
late 1600s
Overall: 108.9 cm (42 7/8 in.); Blade: 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.); Quillions: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Grip: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1620
Execution by decapitation was generally reserved for the nobility during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Although the axe was favored in England, for centuries swords were used throughout Central Europe. The blades were often etched with moralizing inscriptions and designs re...
Artifact
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1916.162
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Terms
Culture
Germany, late 17th Century
Technique
steel, wood, brass and copper wire
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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