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Source Description
Ancient arms and armor were favored by many collectors. Products of the mysterious Etruscan culture (their language remains indecipherable) in what is now Tuscany in Italy, however, were found in only a few collections, such as that of the Medicis in Florence and Duke Albert V in Munich.
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Document identity
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37072
label
Spearhead
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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37072
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object
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normalized
title
Spearhead
description
Ancient arms and armor were favored by many collectors. Products of the mysterious Etruscan culture (their language remains indecipherable) in what is now Tuscany in Italy, however, were found in only a few collections, such as that of the Medicis in Florence and Duke Albert V in Munich.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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spearheads
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)
Source extras
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Etruscan
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bronze
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6291
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ROM
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292
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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312fffa13bab95df
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no
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2
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photo
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28969dad263d6f92
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no