A sword blade from Vimose (cat. no. A762.7)

Description

The 3D model presents a digital reconstruction of a sword blade found in Vimose, Denmark. Date: 2nd –3rd century AD. Description: Complete sword, including tang. Total length of sword, tang and rivet head: c. 926 mm. Visible length of blade (part is covered by cross guard): c. 734 mm. Blade width: c. 42 mm. Length of tang: c. 192 mm. The cross-section of the blade is facetted rhombus-shaped. The sword still preserves its lower cross guard. Literature: Miks, C. (2007) Studien zur römischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, Rahden, 753, pl. 63, 168 The authors of the reconstruction are Aleksei Moskvin (Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design) https://independent.academia.edu/AlekseiMoskvin Mariia Moskvina (Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design) https://independent.academia.edu/MariiaMoskvina Martijn A. Wijnhoven (VU University Amsterdam) https://vu-nl.academia.edu/MartijnAWijnhoven