© Museu Arqueològic de l’Esquerda
Omeka ID 2921
L'Esquerda, sector ibèric
Protohistory and Iberian World

sword sheath

MART-000656/040

Object type
sword scabbard
Production date
-300 / -200
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Arqueològic de l’Esquerda
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian World
Discovery location
L'Esquerda, sector ibèric
Materials
iron
Township
Masies de Roda, Les (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Osona)
Technique
forging
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
58 x 8,5 x 3,5 cm
Description
Elongated and rectangular dead sword scabbard with the sharp end bent. The object is formed by what appear to be two sheets of steel fixed at several points. It displays decoration in the form of circles in the upper part, where the hilt of the sword would go. Possibly it is a dead sword, that is, the chief's sword rendered useless by the blacksmith and deposited as a ritual or symbol of surrender.