Iron sword with bronze hilt

Unknown

ca. 2nd century BCE–1st century CE · Bronze, Iron · Greek and Roman Art

Long swords like this one were a typical weapon of the Gauls who populated southern France before the Romans. The Museum's statue of a fighting Gaul on display in the northern end of the Roman court would have been fighting with such as blade, as his sword belt indicates.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2nd century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Bronze, Iron

Culture

Roman, Gaul

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Albert Gallatin, 1913