Sword Pommel with inset plaquette of Ariadne [affixed reverse of pommel]

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter of plaquette alone): 5.37 cm (2 1/8 in.) gross weight (pommel with affixed plaquette): 231 gr (0.509 lb.) overall (sword pommel): 7.05 × 7.27 × 1.63 cm (2 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 5/8 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Department

CSD

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Widener Collection

Accession Number

1942.9.208