A sword blade from Vimose (cat. no. A762.7)

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, tang and rivet head: c. 926 mm. Visible length of blade (part is covered by cross guard): c. 734 mm. Blade width: c. 42 mm. Length of tang: c. 192 mm. The cross-section of the blade is facetted rhombus-shaped. The sword still preserves its lower cross guard. Literature: Miks, C. (2007) Studien zur römischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, Rahden, 753, pl. 63, 168 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 Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab