Cinquedea
Unknown
ca. 1500 · Steel, gold, copper alloy, horn, brass · Arms and Armor
The cinquedea derives its name from the distinctively broad blade, about five fingers (cinque diti) wide. The scenes on both sides of this blade represent episodes from the ancient Roman myth of Diana and Actaeon.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1500
- Medium
- Steel, gold, copper alloy, horn, brass
- Culture
- Italian, possibly Emilia
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
