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RARE GREEK ARCHAIC SWORD

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C. 600 BC. Late Archaic Greece. A beautiful iron sword with a tapering, bevelled blade, a raised midrib, and two deep, decorative fullers or “blood grooves”, and an integral with perforation for affixing decoration such as a bone, stone, or ivory inlay. Weapons such as this sword are powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. In a world where each Greek city state was fiercely independent and could only be sustained through the military power of its male inhabitants weapons such as this beautiful sword, which may have belonged to an elite soldier, perhaps a hoplite or a Spartiate, were symbols of wealth and power. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:460mm / W:50mm ; 446g. Provenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

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C. 600 BC. Late Archaic Greece. A beautiful iron sword with a tapering, bevelled blade, a raised midrib, and two deep, decorative fullers or “blood grooves”, and an integral with perforation for affixing decoration such as a bone, stone, or ivory inlay. Weapons such as this sword are powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. In a world where each Greek city state was fiercely independent and could only be sustained through the military power of its male inhabitants weapons such as this beautiful sword, which may have belonged to an elite soldier, perhaps a hoplite or a Spartiate, were symbols of wealth and power. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:460mm / W:50mm ; 446g. Provenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

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