Inv. n°: MMoCA138

Roman Spatha Infantory Sword of Lauriacum/Hromowka type

Straight double-edged iron blade with six fullers and the characteristic triangular point, the damascus pattern, the hardened steel joint cutting edges, the long tapered tang of square cross-section.

h. 57 x w. 5.7 cm

2nd - 3rd century AD

Iron

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann Collection, Berlin
  • Acquired by Hermann Historica, Auction 44, Munich, May 2003, lot 101
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 56, Munich, October 2008, lot 68

Publications

  • Hermann Historica,, Auction 44, , lot 101
  • Hermann Historica,, Auction 56, , lot 68
  • M. Eiland, "Materials and Manufacture" in M.Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p.182, fig. 61
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 263, fig. 73

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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