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Source Description
This sheathed sword was part of a Roman imperial monument that included a gilded bronze equestrian statue. The gilded bronze horse head nearby may have come from the same monument.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6172
label
Sword from an Equestrian Statue
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6172
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sword from an Equestrian Statue
description
This sheathed sword was part of a Roman imperial monument that included a gilded bronze equestrian statue. The gilded bronze horse head nearby may have come from the same monument.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
swords
sheaths
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.4
height
70.2
depth
3.2
dimensionsRaw
3 11/16 x 27 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.4 x 70.2 x 3.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
dynasty
Julio-Claudian
med
gilt bronze
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
358
2551
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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