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Document identity
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95334
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Small Sword
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Source metadata
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95334
contentType
object
title
Small Sword
date
c. 1650–60
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779179
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); Blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
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hilt: Holland; blade: Spain, 17th century
accession
1916.11
Source extras
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Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade
tombstone
Small Sword, c. 1650–60. Hilt: Holland; blade: Spain, 17th century. Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade; overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1100
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description
chiseled shell guard (warriors storming a city wall); blade: Blued, gilded. pierced and engraved
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
inscriptions
inscription
inscribed on ricasso: VIVA RE DI NAPOLI
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.
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Mentioned: p. 129, E95
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:06:40.010000
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95334
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade
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0
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