Sword (fragments)
- Inventory number:
- Ар-531/а,б,в
- Author:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- 1st century BC - 1st century
- Place of Creation:
- Provenance:
- Institute of Archaeology of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Excavations near the village Hryniv, Lviv Region, 1975
- Technique:
- forging
- Size:
- 29.5 x 5 cm
- Material:
- iron
- Type of object:
- Sword
- Subject:
- Przeworsk culture
Found in a burial in the Village of Hryniv. Two parts are elongated rectangular plates. One of them tapers toward the edge. The third part is the continuation of the sword, which ends in a triangular-shaped elongated projection. The sword is dark brown in color. Swords were primarily made of iron, although bronze could have been used earlier. Typically, swords of this culture had a distinctive long, straight or slightly curved shape. The blades were quite wide, which allowed them to be used for both slashing and thrusting strikes.
Przeworsk culture was spread on the territory between the Oder and the Vistula between the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. In Ukraine, the sites of the Przeworsk culture are located in Volyn and southern Podillya, dating back to the 1st century BC - 1st century AD. The funeral rite is cremation. The remains of the soldiers are accompanied by weapons that were previously specially damaged.
