Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
Title: | Boar or Bear Spear of Prince Elector Augustus I the Strong of Saxony, King of Poland, and His Entourage |
Date: | c. 1700 |
Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, German |
Medium: | Chiseled and partially gilded steel [head]; oak, partially replaced leather, brass[shaft]; engraved and partially blackened bone [toggle] |
Dimensions: | Head: 16 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (42.5 x 7 x 4.4 cm) |
Classification: | Arms and Armor |
Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
Accession Number: | 1977-167-518 |
Geography: | Made in Saxony, Germany, Europe |
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Gallery 348, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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