Bidspirit auction | EUROPEAN IRON AGE DOUBLE EDGE
EUROPEAN IRON AGE DOUBLE EDGE SWORD - Ca. 400 - 100 BC A European Iron Age sword. The blade is wide for most of its length before tapering gently towards the tip, and the slender tang would have been fully inserted into a cylindrical handle. In the Iron Age, owning a sword would have been a mark of considerable status. Size: 625mm x 46mm; Weight: 510g Provenance: Property of A European collector, acquired on the Uk art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.