Celtiberian Sword: Fascinating History And Design

Reference	1-270-B
Name	Antenna Sword
Epoch	Celtiberian Culture
Period (B.C.)	300 to 276 B.C.
Guard	Made of iron with traces of silver damask. Pommel formed by atrophied antennas ending in lenticular buttons. Slightly fusiform pommel that finishes at its base with a small guard featuring a central trapezoidal notch and no quillons.
Blade	Made of iron. Straight, wide, flat, and slender, of the pistilliform type.
Total Length	460 mm
Blade Width	045 mm
Description	Example of the strong military component of Celtiberian society, with ritual practices linked to war. It was found in the necropolis of Altillo de Cerropozo (Atienza) Guadalajara, belonging to the burial goods of a Celtiberian horseman warrior.
Museum Inventory	National Archaeological Museum no. inv. 1940/27/AT/201
Photographer	Ángel Martínez Levas

Celtiberian Sword: Fascinating History and Design