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Spearhead
(Roman Empire )
Ancient arms and armor were favored by many collectors. Products of the mysterious Etruscan culture (their language remains indecipherable) in what is now Tuscany in Italy, however, were found in only a few collections, such as that of the Medicis in Florence and Duke Albert V in Munich.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1940 | Again: Arms and Armor. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Etruria (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/2 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 1/16 in. (26.6 × 4.5 × 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.171