Scythian Iron Meiotic Sword - 697 mm
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 4,000 - € 4,900
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Description from the seller
Sindo-Maeotic Iron Sword – Kuban/North Caucasus region, 4th century BC.
Object: ancient iron sword
Type: Sindo-Maeotic sword type
Culture: Maeotians / Sindo-Maeotian cultural area
Region: Kuban / North Caucasus / northern Black Sea coast
Dating: 4th century BC, probably ca. 400–325 BC
Material: iron
Overall length: 697 mm
Maximum width: approx. 61 mm
Grip without pommel: approx. 95 mm
Special feature: distinctive transverse bar-shaped grip knob, no prominent parry guard
A rare and impressive example of an Iron Age weapon from the northern Black Sea region, whose characteristic grip and knob form suggests assignment to the Sindo-Maeotic cultural sphere.
Due to its length of just under 70 cm, it is not a small dagger or akinetos, but a fully-fledged iron sword.
Acquired in 1996 from a private collection in Belgium, which had been built up in the 1960s.
I SELL ONLY WITHIN THE EU!!!
Sindo-Maeotic Iron Sword – Kuban/North Caucasus region, 4th century BC.
Object: ancient iron sword
Type: Sindo-Maeotic sword type
Culture: Maeotians / Sindo-Maeotian cultural area
Region: Kuban / North Caucasus / northern Black Sea coast
Dating: 4th century BC, probably ca. 400–325 BC
Material: iron
Overall length: 697 mm
Maximum width: approx. 61 mm
Grip without pommel: approx. 95 mm
Special feature: distinctive transverse bar-shaped grip knob, no prominent parry guard
A rare and impressive example of an Iron Age weapon from the northern Black Sea region, whose characteristic grip and knob form suggests assignment to the Sindo-Maeotic cultural sphere.
Due to its length of just under 70 cm, it is not a small dagger or akinetos, but a fully-fledged iron sword.
Acquired in 1996 from a private collection in Belgium, which had been built up in the 1960s.
I SELL ONLY WITHIN THE EU!!!
Details
Culture
Scythian
Century/timeframe
400-300 v.Chr.
Name of object
Meiotic Sword
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
1996
Material
Iron
Country acquired from
Belgium
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
697 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1967
Width
61 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Belgium
Depth
0 mm
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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