2959

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 45; Larghezza: 35

acciaio- incisione

ex museid

The corset is a type of armour, lighter than ordinary armour and usually without shoulder straps or sides, which mainly protected the chest and stomach and was in use until the 17th century. Most of the pieces of armour preserved in Genoa's Maritime Museums were intended for the personal defence of soldiers on board the Republic's galleys. They had to be light and sturdy: they had to withstand the blow of an arquebus, the thrust of a spear or the arrow of a crossbow. The equipment was reduced to a minimum: the breastplate and backplate, fastened to the shoulders with leather straps and held together by a wide leather belt. The head was protected by a morion or burgonet. The corset has a scalloped bottom edge.

3976

Unità di misura: mm; Diametro: 145; Lunghezza: 1203

bronzo a fusione

Thanks to its particular suitability for casting and its greater density, bronze allowed the construction of cannons with thinner walls than those of similar iron pieces. However, the greater fragility of this alloy due to overheating caused by prolonged firing, and above all its significantly higher cost compared to iron, led to an increasing prevalence of iron artillery in the naval field from the early 17th century onwards. This small cannon looks like a smaller version of the French 4-pounder. The ratio between length and calibre is 18. The solid iron spherical projectile fired by this weapon must have weighed less than a pound (probably 14 French ounces, equal to 428 g); it must therefore have been used to arm an armed launch (lifeboat), or simply for salutes and signalling.

MSA 3654

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 75.5; Larghezza: 21; Profondità: 32

marmo bianco a grana fine, apuano

It comes from the votive aedicule on the façade of Niccolò Paganini's house in passo di Gattamora 38, demolished in 1968.

4234

Unità di misura: UNR

pietra

Cannonballs.

3721

Unità di misura: mm; Diametro: 186; Lunghezza: 1130; Varie: calibro 99 mm

ferro battuto

Although technically obsolete, these artillery pieces continued to be carried on merchant ships as subsidiary equipment until at least the mid-16th century. It is a ‘small’ bombarda, i.e. one of the light pieces installed on Genoese ships in the 15th century, weighing between 2 and 3 Cantari (95-140 kg). Based on its calibre, it can be estimated that it fired a 3-pound stone ball (0.950 kg) with an effective range of about 100 metres. The “large” bombards weighed around 7 cantari (330 kg) and used a 25-30 pound (8-9.5 kg) stone projectile; their range was around 300 metres.

MSA 272

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 47; Larghezza: 77; Varie: Con coperchio piramidale a base ottagonale di legno l'opera ha un'altezza di 102 cm.

pietra calcarea

The object may come from the parish church in Bacelega (IM). Octagonal baptismal font decorated on two registers. The lower order is adorned with volutes whose upper terminations are at the corners, while the lower ones are placed in the middle of the face; on two faces the volutes are then enriched by two anthropomorphic heads. The upper section features stylised engraved motifs: wheels, spirals, a Bernardine trigram, a cross and flowers. Just above, on the rim, is the Latin inscription “MCCCCLI DIE C AUGUSTI ANT ANDREAS”. The interior of the font is divided into three compartments by a marble partition, almost certainly added at a later date. The baptismal font is also equipped with a wooden pyramidal lid with an octagonal base and opening flap, most probably made in the 19th century.

2977

Unità di misura: cm; Lunghezza: 225; Varie: lunghezza manico 2 mt

acciaio

Engraved dagger with decorations.

MSA 250

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 68; Larghezza: 138

pietra nera di Promontorio

From the collection of Santo Varni. Fragment of a bas-relief worked cielino with double moulded frame. In the centre, enclosed within a crown of leaves, a male head crowned with laurel, turned to the right. The subject is identifiable as Nero. On the sides are plant motifs, cornucopias with flower buds and ribbons.

3372

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 92; Larghezza: 125

pergamena- inchiostro

The drawing depicts a map of the Mediterranean Sea.