Asset Overview
The 3D model presents a digital reconstruction of a sword blade found in Vimose, Denmark.
Date: 2nd –3rd century AD.
Description: Complete sword, including tang. Total length of sword including tang: c. 893 mm. Length of blade: c. 755 mm. Blade width: c. 42 mm. Length of tang: c. 138 mm. The cross-section of the blade is facetted rhombus-shaped. Underneath the tang is a rosette shaped mark stamped into the sword.
Literature: Miks, C. (2007) Studien zur römischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, Rahden, 753, pl. 63
The authors of the reconstruction are
Martijn A. Wijnhoven (VU University Amsterdam) https://vu-nl.academia.edu/MartijnAWijnhoven
Aleksei Moskvin (Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design) https://independent.academia.edu/AlekseiMoskvin
Mariia Moskvina (Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design) https://independent.academia.edu/MariiaMoskvina