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Italian, late XVth century. Collection: Prince Teano, Duke of Sermoneta

Obverse and reverse of the upper part

Victoria and Albert Museum

Less original in its outline, with a simple wheel pommel and strongly drooping quillons, but exquisite in the delicacy of its enrichment, is the famous sword of Caesar Borgia, Duke of Romagna and Valentinois, which is now preserved in the family of Prince Teano, Duke of Sermoneta (Fig. 648); its superb scabbard of cuir bouilli is separated from it and is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Fig. 649). The enrichment of the hilt is carried out