Ancient Bronze Thracian Bronze Sickle Blade - 59×6×59 cm - (1)
Thracian Bronze Sickle Blade ca. 4th to 1st century BCE A bronze falx with single-edge broadening to a square tip, cutting edge to the inner face, short tapering baluster and long tang. 580 grams, 59cm (23") . Fine condition. Classical World, Balkan Europe, Thrace/Dacia, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A beautiful cast bronze blade of sickle form with a tiny, curved tang, sharpened only on its interior side. This is a weapon famous in Roman sources, described by Ovid and Juvenal, with the Latin name, falx, meaning "sickle" or "scythe", reputed to be an incredibly deadly weapon - able to be wielded with great force, splitting shields and piercing helmets, or used as a hook to pierce armor and rip it away from the body. Provenance Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. A museum-quality piece, excessively rare money back guarantee if ever found to be not original. All items are acquired from legitimate sources such as established galleries, international fairs and old European collections. and is legal to sell in the uk and worlwide
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Thracian Bronze Sickle Blade ca. 4th to 1st century BCE A bronze falx with single-edge broadening to a square tip, cutting edge to the inner face, short tapering baluster and long tang. 580 grams, 59cm (23") . Fine condition. Classical World, Balkan Europe, Thrace/Dacia, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A beautiful cast bronze blade of sickle form with a tiny, curved tang, sharpened only on its interior side. This is a weapon famous in Roman sources, described by Ovid and Juvenal, with the Latin name, falx, meaning "sickle" or "scythe", reputed to be an incredibly deadly weapon - able to be wielded with great force, splitting shields and piercing helmets, or used as a hook to pierce armor and rip it away from the body. Provenance Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. A museum-quality piece, excessively rare money back guarantee if ever found to be not original. All items are acquired from legitimate sources such as established galleries, international fairs and old European collections. and is legal to sell in the uk and worlwide
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