Cinquedea 1
This kind of highly decorated sword was carried with
civilian dress and was known as a cinquedea. They were
popularly carried by noblemen in the Italian city states around the
16th century. Cinquedea means 'five fingers', so called due to the
broad shape of the blade next to the crossguard. The typical
characteristics of a cinquedea is its a small pommel, dropping
crossguard, and multiple fullers along its blade to lighten its
weight.
Object no :
EAAM004n
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
Northern Italy
Dimensions :
560mm
Materials :
Steel, brass, horn plaque
Location :
NA
Accession number :
MA/D22
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council
