Object type
sword scabbard
Culture/period
Protohistory and Iberian World
Materials
iron
Technique
forging
Mint
Production date
-300 / -200
Current location
Archaeological site
L'Esquerda, sector ibèric
Township
Masies de Roda, Les (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Osona)
Dimensions
58 x 8,5 x 3,5 cm
Description
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Elongated and rectangular dead sword scabbard with the sharp end bent. The object is formed by what appear to be two sheets of steel fixed at several points. It displays decoration in the form of circles in the upper part, where the hilt of the sword would go.
Possibly it is a dead sword, that is, the chief's sword rendered useless by the blacksmith and deposited as a ritual or symbol of surrender.
© Museu Arqueològic de l’Esquerda
Omeka ID
2921