Inv. n°: MMoCA510

Ibero-Celtic Dagger and Scabbard

The dagger has an iron blade and handle with a bronze hilt and pommel in the form of two horse protomes. The handle is inlaid with silver in symmetrical scrolling and concentric circular designs. Scabbard in iron and bronze. No restoration, one single repair at one joint of one belt loop.

h. 38 cm

late 5th century BC

Iron, bronze and silver

Provenance

  • Ex German private collection, Germany, 1970s-1999
  • Artemis Münzen und Antiquitäten, Munich, 1999
  • Ex Swiss private collection, Switzerland, 1999-2005
  • Acquired by Antiquarium Ltd. on the European market, New York, 2005
  • Acquired at Antiquarium Ltd., New York, 21st April 2010, lot 205

Publications

  • Antiquarium Ltd., Ancient Treasures III, New York, 2005-01-01, p. 12, no. 205
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 240, fig. 12
  • Egypte Ancienne, May/June/July 2013, no. 8, p. 70

Exhibitions

  • Ancient Treasures III, Antiquarium Ltd., New York, USA, 2005
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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