Ancient European Bronze Age Votive Sword Handle - 1000 BC


Ancient European Bronze Age Votive Sword Handle - 1000 BC

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Ancient European Bronze Age Votive Sword Handle - 1000 BC:
$127.50


A fragment of anancientEuropean Bronze Age sword, likely broken and deposited as a votive offering,dating to around 1000 BC.

The bronze weapon of typical Bronze Age form withsubtly raised mid rib. The hilt section piercedon either side for the insertion of rivets, now lost.

This fragment would once have been part of a substantial weapon, its broken state tells us a story; often weapons captured in war from defeated enemies were seized and ritually “broken” to either kill their power or transfer it onto the victor. These fragments were then buried or cast into river ways as offerings to the gods, as indeed this piece may well have been.

Length:3 3/4inches.

Condition: Good, a fragment of a larger piece.

Provenance:

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Ancient European Bronze Age Votive Sword Handle - 1000 BC:
$127.50

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