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. 14th–15th century

Artwork Details

Title	Axe (Berdiche)
Medium	Steel, wood, silver
Dimensions	L. 71 1/2 in. (181.6 cm); L. of head 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm); L. of blade 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 4 lbs. 8.5 oz. (2055.3 g)
Classification	Shafted Weapons
Department	Arms & Armor
Date	ca. 14th–15th century
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1904
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	possibly Turkish
Date Range	1275 – 1525

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 35947