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ROMAN IRON SWORD WITH RING POMMEL
ROMAN IRON SWORD WITH RING POMMEL
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Ca. 200-300 ADA beautifully formed iron-short sword with a ring pommel, a tapering handle, a double-edged blade, and a pointed tapering top. A slender guard creates a buffer between the blade's shoulder and the soldier's hand.Originally introduced by the Sarmatians and the Germans to the Roman legions and used by the Roman infantry in the 2nd century CE.Cf: "Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC - AD 192" by Graham Summer, Raffaele D'Amato, 2009, pg. 88, fig. 81.For similar, see:The British Museum. Accession no. 2004,0301.1.Size: L:475mm / W:72mm; 305gProvenance: Private Oxfordshire collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.
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ROMAN IRON SWORD WITH RING POMMEL

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