Short sword with a flat pommel that curves to form ring-like terminals

Title

Short sword with a flat pommel that curves to form ring-like terminals

Identifier

2015.2.48

Subject

Ancient & Classical

Description

A short sword with a flat hilt adorned by two vertical grooves; the pommel is also flat, and curves to form two adjacent rings; the blade is slender and leaf-shaped, with a prominent midrib, and is separated from the hilt by a guard in the form of two outward-facing bird heads with curving beaks.

Format

Bronze
Bronze, tinned
10 15/16" L x 3/4" W

Date

500 BCE

Files

2015.2.48.jpg

Citation

“Short sword with a flat pommel that curves to form ring-like terminals,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed March 19, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1161.