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Dacian iron slashing weapon (Spatha)
Dacian iron slashing weapon (Spatha) DACIAN IRON SLASHING WEAPON (SPATHA)

With a wide two-edged blade with long flat handle ornamented with knotches between and capped with a suspension ring.
A rare weapon from Southeastern Europe, captured by a Roman soldier during the Dacian Wars.

Ex German collection.

2nd Century AD

L. 23 3/4 in. (60.5 cm.)

Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 72
HMQ25
$4,500


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