Sword with fully cast hilt from the bed of the west Morava river
In 2022, during the construction works on the route of the Е-761 Corridor, a bronze sword with a fully cast hilt was recorded in gravel pit no. 8, on the right bank of the West Morava river. Additional surveys of the location determined that the wider area represents the former riverbed fro...
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Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade, Serbia
2024-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0241/2024/0350-02412474009F.pdf |
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| Summary: | In 2022, during the construction works on the route of the Е-761 Corridor, a
bronze sword with a fully cast hilt was recorded in gravel pit no. 8, on the
right bank of the West Morava river. Additional surveys of the location
determined that the wider area represents the former riverbed from which the
sword most likely originates. The find represents an exceptional example of
a sword with three parallel transverse midribs, whose ornamental motifs
clearly point to the Gundelsheim type (i.e., the former Erlach type). The
decoration on the upper and lower discs of the pommel clearly indicates
south-western German workshops, since it is one of the most common and most
representative, if not the most favourite ornamental combinations on the
swords of the Gundelsheim type in this region. The sword was X-rayed and
subject to XRF analyses at the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences. The
blade was also analysed for use-wear. With the other bronze swords of the
so-called Central European type in the territory of the Balkans (Riegsee and
Reutlingen), the sword from the bed of the West Morava river certainly
represents the herald of changes that occurred during the Late Bronze Age in
parts of the Mediterranean and its hinterland. It should be highlighted that
this sword represents the first example of this type recorded south of the
Sava and Danube, with a quite narrow dating, to a period of 1200-1100 BC. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-0241 2406-0739 |