cma-medieval-art: Executioner’s Sword, late 1600s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtAlthou
cma-medieval-art: Executioner’s Sword, late 1600s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtAlthough the axe was favored in England, for centuries swords were used throughout Central Europe for beheadings. The blades were often etched with moralizing inscriptions and designs representing Justice (as here), the gallows, the rack, or the Crucifixion. By the early 1700s swords were no longer used in Europe for executions, but they still functioned as symbols of power. This sword was probably ceremonial.Size: Overall: 108.9 cm (42 7/8 in.); Blade: 85.7 cm (33 ¾ in.); Quillions: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Grip: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)Medium: steel, wood, brass and copper wirehttps://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1620 -- source link
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