Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Halberd

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Halberd

Made in Low Countries (Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium), Europe

c. 1580-1600

Artist/maker unknown, Dutch, Luxembourg, or Flemish (Low Countries)

Pierced and chiseled steel (Head); wood, partially replaced (Shaft)
Head: 12 5/8 x 27 1/4 inches (32.1 x 69.2 cm)

* Gallery 247, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

1977-167-369

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

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