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Cinquedeas

Scope note

Heavy civilian daggers or short swords of 15th- and 16th-century Italy, characterized by a broad, flat double-edged triangular blade measuring five fingers in width at the hilt, a pair of short, arched quillons, a grip formed of two flat pieces riveted one on each side of the tang, and a pommel that is simply an arched cap fitted over the base of the grip. The blades are fluted and often elaborately decorated on the wider parts.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037063

Broader Terms used

daggers (weapons)

Term used for

cinquedas

Equivalent Terms used

cinquedea

Created

13yrs ago

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