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Spear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver spear with gold filigree. Long, thin silver spearhead with sharp pointed tip and gold filigree on lower part. Short cylindrical handle below spearhead with gold filigree and knob-like piece separating spearhead from handle. Spearhead and handle same color and texture. Background dark gray. Artist: Georg Jensen. Title: Spear.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Steel, gold
Culture:
North Indian
Dimensions:
339 × 625 px
Museum record:
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