Epée
Caen (14) - Musée de Normandie
Iron sword. Discovered during the summer of 2006, the Orval tomb (Manche) is today a unique case: the most western of the "chariot tombs" from the end of the Early La Tène period ever found in Europe.
Where to find it
Caen (14) - Musée de Normandie
Logis des Gouverneurs Commune of discovery
Orval sur Sienne
Locality Les Plaines
Type of intervention
Excavation
Year of excavation
2007
Chief Scientist
LEPAUMIER, Hubert
Inventory number
D.2009.3.17
Scope
Defence ➔ Military equipment
Funeral ➔ Furniture associated with the deceased
Materials
Metal ➔ Ferrous alloy
Chronological period
Protohistory [- 2200 / - 50] ➔ Iron Age [- 800/ - 50]
Dimensions
L. 37 cm, l. 3.2 cm,
Operation report notice Consult the notice
The museum gallery is supported by the Gandur Foundation for Art.
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