ANCIENT GREEK HOPLITE IRON XIPHOS SWORD

Ca. 6th-4th Century BC
An ancient Greek double-edged, straight one-handed iron sword. In original wooden scabbard, with remains of original wood on the grip. This sword was derived from Bronze and Iron Age Naue II type. Xiphos was a close combat weapon and was usually used when the spear, the main weapon of the hoplites was broken. Very few xiphos swords are known to have survived. Professionally repaired.
Size: 555mm x 140mm; Weight: 1.03kg
Provenance: Property of a European collector; previously with Gallery David Ghezelbash, Paris, No. 47, 2008; formerly in a Swiss collection.
Estimate: GBP 2500 - 3500