Cannon, cast in bronze. Overall length 235 cm. Bore diameter 65.5 cm. Two handles at mid-section in the shape of horses’ heads. Gun has two rounded projections at mid-point for mounting on a carriage. Russian inscription on top at breech end.
Donor:
Herbert Mason, William A. Setchell, and Ynes Mexia
Collection place:
Russia
Culture or time period:
Russians
Collector:
William A. Setchell
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cannons (artillery)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1930
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)