About the Artwork
Halberd
19th century
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German
German
Pierced steel and wood
Overall: 99 3/4 × 12 × 1 3/4 inches (253.4 × 30.5 × 4.4 cm) Overall (blade): 35 5/16 × 10 3/4 inches (89.7 × 27.3 cm)
Arms and Armor
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund
62.268
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Stamped on right face of peak at back of axe blade: a circle, divided into four unequal sections (perhaps the letter K circumscribed)
Provenance
(Roberts Abels Inc., New York, New York, USA)
1962-present, purchased by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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German, Halberd, 19th century, Pierced steel and wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund, 62.268.
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