Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Slavonic Sword (Schiavona)

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

"Slavonic Sword" (Schiavona)

Made in Italy, Europe
Probably made in Venice, Italy, Europe

c. 1475-1500

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

Steel [blade]; blackened iron, wood, cord [hilt]; leather replaced
Length (Overall): 44 7/16 inches (112.9 cm) Pommel: 2 1/8 × 1 1/16 × 1 3/4 inches (5.4 × 2.7 × 4.5 cm) Width (Quillons): 5 1/2 inches (13.9 cm) Depth (Quillon Block): 11/16 inches (1.7 cm) Blade: 2 1/16 × 37 15/16 inches (5.3 × 96.4 cm) Weight: 2.7 lb. (1215g)

* Gallery 249, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

1977-167-542

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

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This type of sword was carried by the guard of the doge (chief magistrate) of Venice in the late fifteenth century. It is named for the members of this guard, who came from the Dalmatian Coast of present-day Croatia and were then called Schavoni in Venice.

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