Inv. n°: MMoCA563

Hoplite’s Sword of Xiphos Type

Remains of the wooden handle, wich was reinforced by bronze rivets, and of the wooden sheath.

h. 51 cm

Greek, Mid-6th century BC

Bronze, wood and iron

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann collection (1982-2001), Berlin
  • Hermann Historica, Auction 49, Munich, 19th October 2005, lot 146
  • Acquired at Cahn International AG, Masterpiece Fair, Switzerland, 25th June 2010

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, Auction 49, Munich, 19th October 2005, lot 146
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 197, fig. 44
  • V. Torres- Hugon, "Hoplite, le premier guerrier de l'histoire", Antiquité, hors-série, Éditions Heimdal, Autumn 2017, no. 1, p. 18
  • V. Torres- Hugon, Hoplite, le premier guerrier de l'histoire, Éditions Heimdal, 2018, p. 18

Exhibitions

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

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