PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish · 2 months agoBronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCEimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
arrow-up191arrow-down1imageBronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCEPugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareDaviedavolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe picture is too low res to tell for sure, but I believe what you are actually seeing is a rod that comes out of the base, runs behind the sword, and has a cradle at the top to hold the sword just under the guard (the two shiny bits of metal).
The picture is too low res to tell for sure, but I believe what you are actually seeing is a rod that comes out of the base, runs behind the sword, and has a cradle at the top to hold the sword just under the guard (the two shiny bits of metal).