Inv. n°: MMoCA328

Celtic Iron Sword Blade

With tapered tang, stuck in the scabbard. The iron scabbard has three ridges on the observe side and a decorated chape. There is a rectangular suspension bracket on the reverse side of the locker.

h. 69 x w. 6.2 x d. 2.3 cm

La Tena Period, c. 400-350 BC

Iron

Provenance

  • Ex German collection
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at Hermann Historica sale, Munich (Germany), 5th May 2007, lot 3560
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 24th June 2009, HMD02

Publications

  • Hermann Historica Sale, Munich, 5th May 2007, lot 3560
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 241, fig. 17

Exhibitions

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

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