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Middle La Tène period, 3./2.Jhdt. B.C. Double-edged blade of lenticular section. Iron Figure vessel with central baluster subdivision and sliced​​, doppelgesichtigem head between the knob arms. In the substance of well-preserved, purified soil Fund.



Length 80.5 cm.



See a sword from Chatenay-Macheron (Haute Marne) with the same type of vessel at the Museum of Antiquities. National in Saint Germmain-en-Laye, and the Museum Eichstädt / Bavaria (there with bronze handle).



Source: Middle La Tène period, 3./2.Jhdt. B.C. Double-edged blade of lenticular section. Iron Figure vessel with central baluster subdivision and sliced​​, doppelgesichtigem head between the knob arms. In the substance of well-preserved, purified soil Fund.Length 80.5 cm.See a sword from Chatenay-Macheron (Haute Marne) with the same type of vessel at the Museum of Antiquities. National in Saint Germmain-en-Laye, and the Museum Eichstädt / Bavaria (there with bronze handle).Source: www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5025581