The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 22, 2022

Miniature Sword

500-450 BC

This object has related works. See Statuette of a Warrior

Italy, Etruscan

Bronze

Overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1967.33

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

This sword was found with the CMA’s <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.32">Etruscan warrior statuette</a> 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.

Provenance
Said to have been found fifty miles west of Rimini, Italy
Before 1900
Italy, Private Collection
1967-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
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
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

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