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{
    "localId": "95326",
    "label": "Small Sword",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object"
}

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    "id": "95326",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Small Sword",
    "date": "c.1650–60",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1093",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
        "Q60779743"
    ],
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        "Arms and Armor"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1093/1916.1093_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1093/1916.1093_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 95.3 cm (37 1/2 in.); Blade: 78 cm (30 11/16 in.); Grip: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Guard: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Netherlands"
    ],
    "accession": "1916.1093"
}

{
    "tec": "steel, wood, copper wire; chiseled hilt; engraved blade",
    "tombstone": "Small Sword, c.1650–60. Netherlands. Steel, wood, copper wire; chiseled hilt; engraved blade; overall: 95.3 cm (37 1/2 in.); blade: 78 cm (30 11/16 in.); grip: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); guard: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1093",
    "supportMaterials": [
        {
            "description": "chiseled pommel"
        }
    ],
    "collection": "MED - Arms & Armor",
    "didYouKnow": "Despite its small size the hilt and handle of this sword include numerous details, both figurative and geometric. Look for men on horseback, nude women, and a battle scene.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms &amp; Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned: p. 127-128, E92",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n192"
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1093",
    "creditline": "Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 05:06:37.158000",
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    "sourceId": 95326,
    "dept": "Medieval Art",
    "coll": "MED - Arms & Armor",
    "med": "steel, wood, copper wire; chiseled hilt; engraved blade",
    "thumbnail_url": null,
    "image_url": null
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
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