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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
FRONTÓN SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 1-200-B |
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Name | Frontón Sword |
Period | Iberian Culture |
Period (B.C.) | 450 to 300 B.C. |
Guard | Made of iron, biconvex grip with missing organic scales, semicircular pommel with central crossguard. |
Blade | Iron, straight and wide, slightly pistilliform, with ten grooves. |
Total Length | 570 mm |
Blade Length | 437 mm |
Description | Found in the Necropolis of Cortijo de Paco Torres, Íllora, Granada; part of a group of metallic elements from Iberian warriors. |
Museum Inventory | National Archaeological Museum, inv. 1940/27/IL/1 |
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