Basilard
Object type: Basilard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian, possibly Venice
Date: ca. 1550
Medium: Steel, bronze, silver, niello, gold
Dimensions: L. 11 3/16 in. (28.5 cm); L. of blade 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. of blade 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (170.1 g)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:  possibly Venice     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession year: 1904