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Titolo dell'opera:

Smeriglio a mascolo su forcella

Acquisizione:

Darsena 14/6/1892 Genova

Author/ School/ Dating:

Smeriglio a mascolo su forcella (235480)

Epoca:

1501 - 1550

Inventario:

3723

Misure:

Unità di misura: mm; Lunghezza: 2015; Varie: Calibro 44 mm

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Smeriglio a mascolo su forcella (235480)

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Titolo dell'opera:

Fragment of the slab commemorating the seizure of Porto Pisano

Ambito culturale:

Lapicida attivo a Genova

Author/ School/ Dating:

Fragment of the slab commemorating the seizure of Porto Pisano

Object Type:

slab

Epoca:

1291 - 1300 - XIII

Inventario:

MSA 17

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 33; Larghezza: 40

Tecnica:

marmo

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Fragment of the slab commemorating the seizure of Porto Pisano

Descrizione:

The slab comes from the house, no longer extant, in Vico Dritto di Ponticello overlooking Borgo dei Lanaioli. The fragment was part of the slab commemorating the taking of Porto Pisano (inventory number MSA 18). The rectangular slab features on the left side two superimposed shield coats of arms with a key inside each, while the front is decorated with the crusader shield symbol of the city of Genoa.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Bucket seat

Ambito culturale:

ambito italiano

Autore:

Anonimo

Object Type:

armor

Epoca:

1501 - 1600

Inventario:

2959

Misure:

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

Tecnica:

acciaio- incisione

Ultimi prestiti:

ex museid

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Bucket seat

Descrizione:

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.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Small cannon

Ambito culturale:

ambito francese

Author/ School/ Dating:

Small cannon

Object Type:

weapon

Epoca:

1791 - 1800 - XVIII

Inventario:

3976

Misure:

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

Tecnica:

bronzo a fusione

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Small cannon

Descrizione:

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.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Immaculate Madonna

Ambito culturale:

ambito genovese

Author/ School/ Dating:

Immaculate Madonna

Object Type:

statue

Epoca:

1601 - 1625 - XVII

Inventario:

MSA 3654

Misure:

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

Tecnica:

marmo bianco a grana fine, apuano

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Immaculate Madonna

Descrizione:

It comes from the votive aedicule on the façade of Niccolò Paganini's house in passo di Gattamora 38, demolished in 1968. Statue of the Madonna standing, with her hands on her chest, her face slightly lowered and her eyes closed. The Virgin is wearing a long dress with a wide cloak and veil and is portrayed in the typical iconography of the “Immaculate Conception” or the “Woman of the Apocalypse”. She is standing on a pile of clouds and a downward-pointing crescent moon and is shown crushing the serpent, symbol of the devil, with her left foot.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Bullets

Acquisizione:

vari scavi archeologici genovesi - ritrovamento fortuito

Autore:

Anonimo

Object Type:

weapon

Epoca:

1501 - 1600 - XVI

Inventario:

4234

Misure:

Unità di misura: UNR; Misure mancanti: MNR

Tecnica:

pietra

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Bullets

Descrizione:

Cannonballs.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Bombarda with encircled staves on a carriage

Acquisizione:

Darsena 14/6/1892 - ritrovamento

Ambito culturale:

ambito genovese

Author/ School/ Dating:

Bombarda with encircled staves on a carriage

Object Type:

weapon

Epoca:

1491 - 1500 - XV

Inventario:

3721

Misure:

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

Tecnica:

ferro battuto

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Bombarda with encircled staves on a carriage

Descrizione:

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.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Baptismal font

Acquisizione:

F. Bocca 1931 Genova - acquisto

Ambito culturale:

ambito ligure

Author/ School/ Dating:

Baptismal font

Object Type:

baptismal font

Epoca:

1451 - 1451 - XV

Inventario:

MSA 272

Misure:

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.

Tecnica:

pietra calcarea

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Baptismal font

Descrizione:

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.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Partisan

Acquisizione:

1898 - acquisto

Ambito culturale:

ambito italiano

Autore:

Anonimo

Object Type:

weapon

Epoca:

1501 - 1600

Inventario:

2977

Misure:

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

Tecnica:

acciaio

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Partisan

Descrizione:

Engraved dagger with decorations.

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Titolo dell'opera:

Fragment of balcony ceiling with emperor's profile and cornucopias

Ambito culturale:

ambito genovese

Author/ School/ Dating:

Fragment of balcony ceiling with emperor's profile and cornucopias

Object Type:

slab

Epoca:

1501 - 1550

Inventario:

MSA 250

Misure:

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

Tecnica:

pietra nera di Promontorio

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Fragment of balcony ceiling with emperor's profile and cornucopias

Descrizione:

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.

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