Short sword with round pommel
Title
Short sword with round pommel
Identifier
2015.2.46
Subject
Ancient & Classical
Description
A short sword with a flat hilt with rounded edges; the hilt has an indented rope-like pattern on either side of a central groove; the round pommel at the end of the hilt bears the forms of two addorsed rams, their heads turned back and legs folded beneath them; the rams are surrounded by six empty circular cells that may have once held inlay.
Format
Bronze
Bronze
11 1/4" L x 1 3/8" W x 7/16" D
Date
500 BCE
Collection
Citation
“Short sword with round pommel,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed March 18, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1159.