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Scabbard of Blessed Sword of Boguslaus X (detail).
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Anonymous (Italy)Unknown author
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Scabbard of Blessed Sword of Boguslaus X (detail).
label QS:Len,"Scabbard of Blessed Sword of Boguslaus X (detail)."
label QS:Lpl,"Pochwa miecza poświęconego Bogusława X (fragment)."
label QS:Lfr,"Fourreau de l'épée bénie de Boguslas X (détail)."
Date before 1497
date QS:P571,+1497-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1497-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium gilt on silver
UnknownUnknown
Object history

1497: given to Boguslaus X of Pomerania by Pope Alexander VI Borgia
transferred to Monbijou Palace, Berlin

1939/1945: missing
Notes In 1496 Boguslaus X of Pomerania decided to support emperor Maximilian against king of France, Charles VIII. In order to make necessary alliances, the Duke undertook the journey across Europe. In Rome he was received by the Pope Alexander VI Borgia, who presented him with a ceremonial sword. The sword is nowdays in the collection of the Hohenzollern Castle, while the scabbard was lost during World War II.
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Description Photograph
Date before 1937
date QS:P,+1937-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1937-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source ed. Rafał Makała (2013). Złoty wiek Pomorza : sztuka na dworze książąt pomorskich w XVI i XVIII wieku. Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie. ISBN 9788363365127, pic. 9, p. 16-17
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