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
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
Martijn A. Wijnhoven (VU University Amsterdam)
https://vu-nl.academia.edu/MartijnAWijnhoven