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The Sword of Korisios*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

René Wyss
René Wyss*
Affiliation:
Bern Historical Museum
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Extract

During the reorganization of the prehistoric section of the Bern Historical Museum a chance discovery was made by the writer of the present article. While a fragment of a La Téne sword (without inventory number) was being treated, it was suspected that a punch-mark might be concealed beneath the scabbard, which was rusted on to the sword. The rusty remains were removed, so that the blade could be examined in an oblique light. Most surprisingly there was revealed not only what subsequently proved to be a well preserved punch-mark but also, beside it, a Greek inscription! After taking a photograph of it in its original state the remains of the scabbard were removed, and a single letter of the inscription that was covered by rust was cleaned (PLATE VIII, B, C).

Type
Research Article
Information
Antiquity , Volume 30 , Issue 117 , March 1956 , pp. 27 - 28
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1956

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References

* Translated by Dr Maria Bersu and the Editor. The article was first published in Ur-Schweiz XVIII, 1954, 53–7; we wish to thank the Editor, Prof. Dr Laur-Belart, for permission to republish. Another account is printed also in the Jahrbuch des Bernischen Museums in Bern XXXIV, 1954, 201–22.