Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Arms & ArmorShafted Weaponsca. 1500

Artwork Details

Title	Ax (Berdiche or Balta)
Medium	Steel
Dimensions	L. 36 1/4 in. (92.08 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.0 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1378 g)
Classification	Shafted Weapons
Department	Arms & Armor
Date	ca. 1500
Credit Line	Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Syrian or Egyptian
Date Range	1475 – 1525

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 24417