Title: Glaive of Emperor Rudolf II (reigned 1576–1612)
Object type: Glaive
Date: dated 1577
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist:  Hans Stromair 
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, 1524 or 1525–ca. 1583
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Etcher
Medium: Steel, wood, textile, gold
Dimensions: L. 100 1/2 in. (255.27 cm); blade L. 23 in. (58.42 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1925
Geography: Country of Origin Augsburg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Coat of Arms