A Celtic sword, middle La Tène period, 3rd/2nd century Double-edged blade with lenticular cross-section. Iron figured hilt with a central baluster-shaped separation and a cut double-faced head between the arms of the pommel. Cleaned excavation discovery with well preserved material. Length cm. Cf. a sword from Chatenay-Macheron (Haute Marne) with an identical type of grip at the Musée des Antiquités Nationales in Saint Germain-en-Laye, and in the Museum of Eichstädt in Bavaria (that one has a bronze grip). historic, historical, ancient world, Celt, Ce,

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