Blade of a "Sax" (utility sword)
Cultureprobably
Frankish
Date600s
Mediumsteel
Dimensions64.5 × 14 cm (25 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.), 1 lb, 6 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings"242. in red paint, on outside near tang. Faint "62." in red paint, inside near tang.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.453
DescriptionSteel, in excavated condition. Straight, single-edged blade, edges parallel nearly to point where back edge sharply curves forward to meet gently curved cutting edge. At back edge starting near the tang is a wide, shallow fuller extending for most of blade length. This followed by incised line that curves to meet back edge near point. Very broad tang tapering gently to wide, blunt point.ProvenancePurchased by John Woodman Higgins as part of a lot of items said to be from Aix-en-Provence, from Sumner Healey (NYC) on 20 April 1929. Given to the Museum on 15 December 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on viewCollections
3000–1500 BCE