Iron, silver, and bronze sword 6th century Cypriot The blade was either of iron or possibly steel and is now almost completely mineralized; it preserves traces of its scabbard that was made of wood, possibly covered with leather. At the handle end of the blade, the tang was edged with silver and revetted with ivory. The single surviving rivet is of bronze, with silver over the Iron, silver, and bronze sword. Cypriot. 6th century Iron, silver, and bronze. Cypro-Archaic II. Bronzes

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