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Bronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCE (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Display purposes, probably. I hope they know how to do such things without harming the artifacts, but unfortunately, not all pieces of antiquity are given the care and expertise they deserve, so I couldn't guarantee anything about this piece, which I believe is part of a private collection.