The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 13, 2025

Miniature Sword

500–450 BCE
bronze
Overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1967.33
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This sword was found with the CMA’s Etruscan warrior statuette and—probably wrongly—attached to its left hand.

Description

Numerous examples of miniature Etruscan bronze armor and shields are known, often from votive contexts. Perhaps this small sword served such a function.
  • Said to have been found fifty miles west of Rimini, Italy
    Before 1900
    Italy, Private Collection
    1967-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cooney, J.D. "A Miscellany of Ancient Bronzes." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. 58: 7 (September 1971). 210-218. Reproduced: p. 216, fig. 10 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
  • {{cite web|title=Miniature Sword|url=false|author=|year=500–450 BCE|access-date=13 May 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.33