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Object Number 34-25-40/8596
Display Title Sword
Descriptions
Object Description La Tene sword with iron scabbard; the sword was ritually "killed" by folding it into quarters. 110 cm. (length; original); 34 cm. (length; present)
Inventory Description Metal, arms, sword, iron, sword folded over
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Sword
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Slovenia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Magdalenska Gora
Intrasite Tumulus V, grave 42
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 32.5 x 8 x 6 cm (12 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 34-25-40/8596
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1913)

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