Sword from an Equestrian Statue in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Sword from an Equestrian Statue


Creator: Roman (Artist)

Period: 1st century (Julio-Claudian)

Medium: gilt bronze (Metal)

Accession Number: 54.761

Measurements: 3 11/16 x 27 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.4 x 70.2 x 3.2 cm)

Geographies: Suasa (?) (in present-day Italy) (Place of Origin)

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.

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