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LOT 0011 LATE ROMAN IRON SPATHA SWORD WITH BRONZE POMMEL

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Ca. 200-400 AD. Late Roman. A beautiful legionary sword of the 'spatha' type. This broad parallel-sided spatha has a convergent tip and a rectangular-section guard. The hilt ends in a bronze pommel. A slender tang protruding from the back end would have been wrapped with a handle made of bone or ivory meant to increase the soldier's grip while imbuing the weapon with an attractive presentation. Starting around the late 2nd century AD, the Romans began adopting the long, double-edged swords called 'spathae', which were originally only used by the Germanic peoples. The Roman spatha was a key part of Roman military equipment used in war and gladiatorial fights. In literature, the spatha appears in the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD as a weapon used by presumably Germanic auxiliaries and gradually became a standard heavy infantry weapon from the late 2nd century onwards, relegating the gladius to use as a light infantry weapon. The spatha replaced the gladius in the front ranks, giving the infantry more reach when thrusting. While the infantry's spathae had a long point, versions carried by the cavalry had a rounded tip that prevented accidental stabbing of the cavalryman's own foot or horse. Good condition; custom-made stand included. To find out more about spathae, see Bishop, C. C. (2020). The Spatha: the Roman Longsword. Bloomsbury Publishing.Size: L:890mm / W:75mm ; 850g. Provenance: Property of a European collector. Formerly in the collection of Earl Mitchell, London 1990s.

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