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Spatha sword with double-edged blade, rounded shoulders tapering point, and an eagle-headed pommel. Remnants of scabbard comprising of bronze openwork with nine accompanying bronze fittings decorated with geometric motifs.

Spatha: h. 72 x w. 4 cm; Fittings: Ø 5.5, Ø 3.5, Ø 2.2 and h. 5 x w. 3.7 cm

3rd-4th century AD

Bronze

Provenance

Acquired by P.F, London, February 2001
Ex private Yorkshire collection, UK, acquired in 2001
Acquired at Bonhams, Sale 16777, London, 29th April 2009, lot 289

Publications

M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 262, fig. 69
Bonhams, Antiquities Sale, London, 29th April 2009, p. 170, lot 289
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 100
C. Dauphin, Les Animaux dans le Monde Antique. Le Bestiaire Levett, Serie collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 89

Exhibitions

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

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Roman Bronze Spatha (Cavalry Sword) and Fittings

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