id:			143438
accession number:	1967.33
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.33
updated:		2022-01-04 16:38:20.121000

Miniature Sword, 500-450 BC. Italy, Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1967.33

title:				Miniature Sword
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			500-450 BC
creation date earliest:		-500
creation date latest:		-450
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

---

culture:	Italy, Etruscan
technique:	bronze
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Etruscan
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

---

measurements: Overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

---

PROVENANCE

	Said to have been found fifty miles west of Rimini, Italy
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


	Italy, Private Collection
	date: Before 1900
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1967-
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

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.

digital description: 
Numerous examples of miniature Etruscan bronze armor and shields are known, often from votive contexts. Perhaps this small sword served such a function.

wall description: 

---

RELATED WORKS

	id: 		143423
	Statuette of a Warrior, 500-450 BC. Italy, Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1967.32
	relationship: 	

---

CITATIONS

	Cooney, J.D. "A Miscellany of Ancient Bronzes." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> 58: 7 (September 1971). 210-218.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 216, fig. 10
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152387

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1967.33/1967.33_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1967.33/1967.33_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1967.33/1967.33_full.tif