Celtiberian swords

[Jesper D]

Hey,
Thanks for your post!
Btw where is that photo from? What period is it dated to?

I dont know what was typical hilt style of swords from gaul from this period, but as far as I know it was not atrophied antenna(two-lobed) pommels. Tri-lobed pommels, however, were more celtic than celtiberian no?
So the celtiberians would modify the blade, the scabbard and the suspension of the la tene I swords but not the hilt?

The atrophied antenna blades were shorter(up to 48cm) and had fullers while the locally produced la tene I swords were longer(up to 67cm) and did not have fullers, right? Locally produced la tene I swords co-existed with Quesada type, IV, V and VI(atrophied antenna swords). Locally produced la tene I swords could be either straight or leaf-shaped as I understand it... And the co-existing atrophied antenna swords were straight(Quesada IV, V) or leaf-shaped(Quesada VI).

Were some of the original, imported, la tene I swords actually leaf-shaped or was that a modification made in celtiberia? And did they always have fullers?

I'm also kind of stuck on the "El Atance" sword, it is long, do not have fullers(looks that way to me at least...) but still retains the celtiberian atrophied antenna hilt.


Cheers,
Jesper