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title: Anthropomorphic Celtic Sword
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10839/anthropomorphic-celtic-sword/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Anthropomorphic Celtic Sword
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10839.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) sword and its scabbard (now amalgamated) from c. 60 BCE, associated with the [La Tene culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/La_Tene_Culture/). The sword's hilt is decorated with the head of a warrior, geometrically reduced like many other examples of [Celtic art](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Celtic_Art/). The sword and its scabbard are exquisitely worked examples of Celtic metalworking, which was quite sophisticated. The sword is said to have been discovered in Switzerland. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art. in New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2019, June 04). Anthropomorphic Celtic Sword. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Anthropomorphic Celtic Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 04, 2019. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Anthropomorphic Celtic Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Jun 2019, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/470298) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/470298). Submitted by [Jeffrey King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/koenig20054u/ "User Page: Jeffrey King"), published on 04 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.