Mount for Spear Shaft
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Mount for Spear Shaft

TitleMount for Spear Shaft
Dateca. 400 4th century
MediumGilded silver inlaid with niello
ClassificationMetalwork-Silver
OriginLate Roman Late Roman
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Mount for Spear Shaft” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 400. It is executed in gilded silver inlaid with niello and classified as metalwork-silver. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to ca. 400. Explore the wider set of works from the 4th century held in the archive.

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