Archaeological Collection
Solid-hilted sword
Item name:Solid-hilted sword
Dating:17th–16th century BC
Material:Bronze
Dimensions:l. 56.5 cm
Findspot:Jablje
Inv. No.:P 21870
On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads
Description
This bronze solid-hilted sword
(17th–16th centuries BC) was
found in 2004 in a spoil heap
at Zgornje Dobeno, but originally came from a pond located below Jablje Castle near
Loka pri Mengšu.
Further reading
Turk, Peter and Turk, Matija, 2019: The Earliest Stories
from the Crossroads, Ljubljana, Fig. 221, pp. 178, 248.
On display in the Permanent Exhibition