Cautionary Tales · Stop No. 5
Show Me Your Rudis
“Limited run”
- Era
- Roman Republic & Empire
- Provenance
- The arenas of Italia
- Medium
- Single-color print on parchment
- Edition
- Limited run — held pending re-typeset
A wooden sword, useless in combat and priceless everywhere else. Presented once, on the day a gladiator wins his freedom. The only sword that ever ended a fight permanently.
Conservator's note: headline cropped in printing; letterspacing collapsed in the maker's mark. Full re-typeset scheduled before release.
In Conservation
The Gift Shop
- Museum Reproduction Tee
- Exhibition Poster