Asset Overview
The 3D model presents a digital reconstruction of a sword hilt found in Vimose, Denmark.
Date: 2nd –3rd century AD.
Description: Pommel: wood; oval-shaped; with a deeply incised channel running vertically; the nails are bronze and have possibly been silvered; width pommel c. 72-74 mm; height c. 60 mm. Handle: wood; width c. 32 mm; height c. 85 mm. Cross guard: wood; width c. 76 mm; height c. 46 mm.
Literature: Miks, C. (2007) Studien zur römischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, Rahden, 754, pl. 171
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