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899 - RARE ROMAN IRON LONG GLADIUS WITH BRONZE SCABBARD FITTINGS.

Estimate £4,500 - £9,000
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RARE ROMAN IRON LONG GLADIUS WITH BRONZE SCABBARD FITTINGS. Ca. AD 1 - 100. A long iron gladius with a straight fullered blade tapering to a sharp point and a narrow flat-section tang ending in a bronze domed disc secured by a conical terminal. Accompanying it are four bronze scabbard fittings and a bronze pelta-shaped chape with openwork scrolls and a female head projecting from the centre. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1866,0806.1, 1883,0407.1. Size: 50-815mm x 50-80mm; Weight: 990g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Belgium; formerly in Dr. Roozendaal collection, The Netherlands, 1970s-1980s. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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