The one with chiseled iron hilt with scenes from the Old Testament and horsemen from classical antiquity, The hilt is chiselled with Classical warriors and a woman, at the bottom of the riser is a picture of Susanna and the elders and Saint George and the dragon, on top of an unidentified scene from the Bible or mythology with a seated man and woman, the wooden handle is wound with iron wire, probably once blackened, and has braided handle rings at the top and bottom. The two-sided blade has a hexagonal cross-section becoming diamond-shaped and is etched with leafy vines and a man's head under a blossom branch with an arm emerging from a cloud holding a curved sword under the inscription Soli deo gloria., anonymous, unknown, 1650 - 1660, iron (metal), wood (plant material), etching, l 107.7 cm l 90.3 cm × w 1.5 cm w 531 gr
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chiseled iron hilt, scenes, Old Testament, horsemen, classical antiquity, hilt, chiselled, Classical warriors, woman, bottom, riser, picture, Susanna, elders, Saint George, dragon, top, unidentified scene, Bible, mythology, seated man, wooden handle, wound, iron wire, blackened, braided handle rings, two-sided blade, hexagonal cross-section becoming diamond-shaped, etched, leafy vines, man's head under, blossom branch, arm emerging, cloud holding, curved sword under, inscription Soli deo gloria, unknown, 1650, 1660, iron, metal, wood, plant material, etching
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