art-of-swords:Hunting SwordDated: 1680 - 1700Maker: Carlo Botarelli (active between circa 1660 - 169
art-of-swords:Hunting SwordDated: 1680 - 1700Maker: Carlo Botarelli (active between circa 1660 - 1690)Culture: ItalianGeography: Brescia, ItalyMedium and techniques: steel and gold/blued, chiselled, etched and gildedMeasurements: overall length 73 cm; width 1.8 cm; weight 0.368 kgInscription: ‘DAMASCO’ etched and giltSource: Copyright © 2016 The Wallace Collection -- source link