Arms and Armor
Hand-and-a-Half Sword
Maker unrecorded. c.1540–80. steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Arms and ArmorObject type
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Arms and Armor
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WoodMaterial
Wood is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
LeatherMaterial
Leather is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SteelMaterial
Steel is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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