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Decorative sword with chiseled iron hilt featuring equestrian motifs
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The hilt is decorated with herms, riders, foliage, and masks; the grip is wrapped with twisted iron wire and has braided grip rings on both sides; the quillon has the form of herms lying on their backs with long wigs in high relief; the pommel is partially openwork carved in relief with riders on rearing horses between two city gates or churches and in each corner a man with a long wig; the blade has a hollow-rhomboid cross-section.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSierdegen met gebeiteld ijzeren gevest met ruitermotieven. 1655 - 1665. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.