Bronze sword
Archaeological museum of Chora
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Bronze sword
1500 CE – 1400 BCE
Archaeological museum of Chora
Routsi, Myrsinochori, tholos tomb 2, Messenia
Length: 45.5 cm x Width: 6.8 cm
Bronze sword mended by numerous fragments. It has a central ridge decorated on both sides with a group of parallel incised lines. Two nails with gold heads on the shoulder. The handle and the shoulder arms’ edges are decorated with a thin gold band. Found along with other bronze weapons and valuable offerings in tholos tomb 2, at Routsi, Myrsinochori.