Art Institute of Chicago
Composite Sword
Blade by Melchior Diefstetter
- Date
- dated 1538 [at a later date]
- Medium
- Steel with gilding, wood, and leather
- Culture
- Munich
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300036926
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