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Tajadero (money blade)
Tajadero (money blade)
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Tajadero (money blade)

Culture
Dateprobably 900s-early 1500s
Mediumcopper
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Stuart P. Anderson and Charles B. Cohn, in memory of Roland E. Partridge
Terms
Object number1965.14
DescriptionUniformly thin metal, with a slight lip around the inside curves.
On View
Not on view
Copper axehead
Copper axehead
Zapotec
900s-early 1500s
Bell
Bell
Zapotec
n.d.
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Blade of a "Sax" (utility sword)
Frankish
700s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Close Helmet in the style of 1570-1580
German
late 1800s
Conservation Status: After Treatment
"Maximilian" Breastplate and Fauld
Northern Italian
about 1510–1515
Musele ("bird-headed" ceremonial knife)
Musele ("bird-headed" ceremonial knife)
Congo Region, Central African
late 1800s or early 1900s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Sheath for Dagger
Turkish
1860–1861
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Close Helmet for Heavy and Medium Cavalry Use, decorated with etched bands and borders
Southern German
about 1550
Close Helmet for the Field
Close Helmet for the Field
Caremolo di Modrone
about 1535–1540
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Close helmet with bellows visor
Northern Italian
portions 1500s, assembled and decorated in 1800s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Blade of a "Sax" (utility sword)
Frankish
600s
Head of Fire God
Head of Fire God
Zapotec
n.d.