Halberd
Artist/maker unknown, Austrian
Geography:
Made in Styria, Austria, Europe
or made in Upper Austria, Austria, Europe
Date:
c. 1580Medium:
Etched and partially blackened steel (Head); wood, replaced (Shaft)Dimensions:
Head: 11 1/8 x 34 inches (28.3 x 86.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1977-167-358Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Made in Styria, Austria, Europe
or made in Upper Austria, Austria, Europe
Date:
c. 1580Medium:
Etched and partially blackened steel (Head); wood, replaced (Shaft)Dimensions:
Head: 11 1/8 x 34 inches (28.3 x 86.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
* Gallery 247, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
Accession Number:1977-167-358Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
This halberd was made for an officer of the Styrian infantry troops. The duchy of Styria in Austria was one of the Hapsburg’s hereditary lands. Because of its proximity to Hungary it was one of the first lines of defense of the Hapsburg territories against the Ottoman Turks, who controlled much of Hungary from the early sixteenth century until the late seventeenth century
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