A Roman spatha, 3rd - 4th century Forged iron. Broad, double-edged blade, short tapered tang. Also a bronze chape. Length of blade cm, length of tang cm, overall length cm, largest blade width cm, height of chape cm. Heavily restored. Provenance: German private collection, 1970s. historic, historical, 20th century, ancient world, ancient world, ancient times, object, objects, stills, clipping, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, thrusting, thrustings, hand weapon, hand weapons, melee weapon, melee weapons, handheld, blade, bla, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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License: Licensed
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