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Long swords like this one were a typical weapon of the Gauls who populated southern France before the Romans. The Museum's statue of a fighting Gaul on display in the northern end of the Roman court would have been fighting with such as blade, as his sword belt indicates.
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Title: Iron sword with bronze hilt
Period: Late Republican or Imperial
Date: ca. 2nd century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: Roman, Gaul
Medium: Bronze, Iron
Dimensions: L. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of Albert Gallatin, 1913
Object Number: 13.134
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