Friuli Spear
Culture
Italian
Dateabout 1600–1625
Mediumsteel and wood
Dimensions269 × 74 cm (105 7/8 × 29 1/8 in.), 4 lb, 14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsBoth faces of blade with stamped inverted heart-shaped mark within which is letter "A"; see digital file.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.209
DescriptionSteel. Long quadrangular thrusting spike at base of which is pair of outwardly curving flattened hexagonal section blades squared at their ends. 10-sided conical socket with short langets secured to wooden staff of octagonal section with long conical steel butt cap having rounded swelling at its end.ProvenancePurchased by the Museum at the Morosini sale#3986 (October 10-15, 1932) , American Art Association (NYC), lot #592. Paid $45 for lot #592 (including HAM#s 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793). Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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