Head of a Ceremonial War Hammer

Unknown

ca. 1550 or later · Bronze · Arms and Armor

Although complete with a hammer and beak on the sides and a short spike on the top like many steel war hammers, this cast bronze example was designed to be used in a civic or religious ceremony as a symbol of authority, not as a weapon.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550 or later

Medium

Bronze

Culture

probably Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913