The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Design for a Sword Hilt

Design for a Sword Hilt

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Design for a Sword Hilt

Date:: ca. 1540
Culture:: German (probably Nuremberg)
Medium:: Pen, ink, and wash on paper
Dimensions:: 8 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (21.5 x 29 cm)
Classification:: Works on Paper
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 2000
Accession Number:: 2000.27

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