cinquedea dagger with curved ivory handle with... Lot 40

cinquedea dagger with curved ivory handle with openwork ornamentation, arch-shaped damascened iron guard, triangular blade etched with cherubs, foliate scrolls and flower buds; Latin inscriptions, DEVS IN NOMINE TVO / SALVM ME FAC (Lord by your name, save me, Ps 53.3); hallmark. Northern Italy, Lombardy, first quarter of the 16th century Length: 38 cm plinth Provenance: Former Corbin collection, Château de C. This type of weapon, produced between 1460 and 1520, is typical of Renaissance Italy. Its pommel could evoke the Greek or Etruscan weapons of Antiquity, whose shapes were reused at the time. The precious gold ornamentation indicates that this weapon, although defensive, was also a sign of high social status.