Inv. n°: MMoCA98

Roman Cavalry Sword (Spatha)

The sword, with a long iron double-edged blade, of slightly curving cross-section, with rounded shoulders and tapering point, the hilt tang surmounted by a pommel in the form of a stylised provincial eagle, the details if the feathers incised. South to be from Gaul or Germany.

h. 85.2 x w. 4.2 x d. 3 cm

AD 400-450

Iron

Provenance

  • Ex English collection
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at Bonhams Antiquities Sale, London, 1st May 2008, lot 274
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, 22nd October 2008, BLRR208B

Publications

  • Bonhams Antiquities, Bonhams, 2008, p. 167, lot 274a
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 263, fig.72

Exhibitions

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

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