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The blade was either of iron or possibly steel and is now almost completely mineralized; it preserves traces of its scabbard that was made of wood, possibly covered with leather. At the handle end of the blade, the tang was edged with silver and revetted with ivory. The single surviving rivet is of bronze, with silver over the head.
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Title: Iron, silver, and bronze sword
Period: Cypro-Archaic II
Date: 6th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Iron, silver, and bronze
Dimensions: H. 23 3/8 in. (59.4 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5670
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