PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historyartifacts@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoBronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCElemmy.worldimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down10
arrow-up192arrow-down1imageBronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCElemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historyartifacts@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareDaviedavo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 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).