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        "tombstone": "Bardiche (Pole Axe), 1500s. Germany or Russia, 16th century. Steel, leather, brass; wood haft; overall: 178.5 cm (70 1/4 in.); blade: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1563",
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        "title": "Bardiche (Pole Axe)",
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        "type": "Arms and Armor",
        "measurements": "Overall: 178.5 cm (70 1/4 in.); Blade: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.)",
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                    "id": 190103,
                    "title": "Armor Court Reinstallation",
                    "description": "<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).",
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                "description": "Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art",
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        "did_you_know": "Hung high on the wall of the Armor Court, this weapon of war, standing almost six feet tall, was sure to intimidate any approaching soldier.",
        "description": "A <em>bardiche</em> is a type of polearm that was used from the 1300s to the 1600s in Europe. Although similar to a halberd it does not have the hook. The shape of the blade can vary but the defining feature is that one end is fastened to the wooden shaft.",
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                "citation": "<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.",
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                "page_number": "Mentioned: p. 185, H15; Reproduced: Plate XL, H15",
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