Caption

Three swords from the Hallstatt excavations. Drawing glued with the upper edge to brown cardboard. 1876. Drawing: height 18.8 cm, width 12.8 cm; cardboard: height 35.6 cm, width 25.8 cm., The image shows a drawing of three vertically oriented swords or daggers on a light beige background; the left and center blades and fittings are rendered in shades of yellow and gold with touches of greenish olive, while the right blade is painted in muted grays and bluish-gray tones. The left weapon has a curved two-pronged guard and a ridged handle above a long, slightly tapered blade in golden-yellow with subtle darker shading; the central piece features an ornate keyhole-shaped pommel, a decorative hilt with raised dots and banding, and a long tapered scabbard or blade in warm gold and olive hues with a small ornamental finial at the tip; the right weapon has a simple straight handle with a small curved guard and a dark gray, narrow double-edged blade displaying variations of gray and blue wash. The paper shows a narrow brown border at the top and bottom edges and faint pencil lines and marks around the drawn objects.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_051

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.3Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.5in x 15.3in / 3142 x 4596 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three swords Hallstatt excavations Drawing glued upper edge brown cardboard 1876 Drawing height 18.8 cm width 12.8 cm cardboard 35.6 cm width 25.8 cm image drawing three vertically oriented swords daggers light beige background left center blades fittings rendered shades yellow gold touches greenish olive right blade painted muted grays bluish-gray tones left weapon curved two-pronged guard ridged handle long slightly tapered blade golden-yellow subtle darker shading central piece features ornate keyhole-shaped pommel decorative hilt raised dots banding scabbard warm gold olive hues small ornamental finial tip right weapon simple straight handle small curved guard dark gray narrow double-edged blade displaying variations gray blue wash paper narrow brown border top bottom edges faint pencil lines marks drawn objects.