6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A CELT-IBERIAN IRON SHORT SWORD
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The ribbed antenna-hilt with traces of incised linear scrolls and undulating decoration, the pommel with twin projecting boss terminals, the blade with deep multiple grooves
18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm.) long

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Lot Essay

Cf. B. Cunliffe, The Ancient Celts, London, 1999, p. 140, fig. 109 for the type.

See illustration on following page.

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