Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Halberd (Sempach Halberd, Zurich Type)

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Halberd (Sempach Halberd, Zurich Type)

Made in Switzerland, Europe

c. 1663-81

Lamprecht Koller (blacksmith), Swiss (active Würenlos), c. 1663 - 1681. Made for the burghers' militia of Zurich.

Steel (Head); wood, replaced (Shaft)
Head: 7 3/8 x 15 inches (18.7 x 38.1 cm)

* Gallery 247, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

1977-167-309

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

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