Small-sword with scenes from the Old Testament, anonymous, 1640 - 1650 sword The candy iron hilt is completely decorated with chiseled ornaments in mainly high relief: dragon heads, human figures and praise, of which the most important images consist of scenes from the Old Testament, on the rating button God the Father on a cloud and fate and his daughters, on the Parent block Adam and Eva in paradise and Cain and Abel, on the bottom of the shock plate the temptation and the expulsion from paradise, on top of the pigeon with an ark with a cross on top and noach sacrifices to God; The fist brac
Small-sword with scenes from the Old Testament, anonymous, 1640 - 1650 sword The candy iron hilt is completely decorated with chiseled ornaments in mainly high relief: dragon heads, human figures and praise, of which the most important images consist of scenes from the Old Testament, on the rating button God the Father on a cloud and fate and his daughters, on the Parent block Adam and Eva in paradise and Cain and Abel, on the bottom of the shock plate the temptation and the expulsion from paradise, on top of the pigeon with an ark with a cross on top and noach sacrifices to God; The fist bracket has the shape of a dragon; The wooden handle is wound with iron wire; There are probably woven grip rings. The double -edged blade has an early Colichemard form and a hexagonal cross -section that runs into diamond -shaped; On the middle blade surface are with gold -stimulated flower vines. unknown iron (metal). wood (plant material). gold (metal)
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