PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoBronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCElemmy.worldimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down10
arrow-up192arrow-down1imageBronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCElemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareDaviedavo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 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).