La Tene Ritually Bent Sword Blade
1922.07.0026
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | La Tene Ritually Bent Sword Blade (1922.07.0026) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | La Tene, 600 – 200 BC |
| Culture | La Tene |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 77.4 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 6.4 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 5.1 cm |
| Weight | 652 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Largest measurement is taken as if sword were straight. Second largest measurement is actually the depth and the third largest is the width |
| Materials | Metal--Iron |
| Manufacturing Processes | Forging |
| Munsell Color Information | Brown (10 Y R 2/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Cunliffe, Barry. The Ancient Celts. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | Label: IV. d. 1119. Eisenschwert "aus Ungarn" |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |