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Ancient Celtic 'Killed' Sword
Ancient Celtic 'Killed' Sword

Ancient Celtic 'Killed' Sword

$14,000

H 9 in W 23 in D 5 in

Ancient Celtic 'Killed' Sword

Located in Long Island City, NY

Beginning in the Bronze Age, in much of what is now Europe, there emerged a practice of ritually “killing” weapons and other possessions to be buried with the warrior to whom they ha...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Hasegawa Publishing – Sword and Blossom Poems, Volume II
Hasegawa Publishing – Sword and Blossom Poems, Volume II

Hasegawa Publishing – Sword and Blossom Poems, Volume II

Located in Hamburg, DE

Immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry of ancient Japanese poetry with "Sword and Blossom

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Paper

Large Cast Lucite Acrylic Futuristic Sculpture "Damocles" by Karen Brown
Large Cast Lucite Acrylic Futuristic Sculpture "Damocles" by Karen Brown

Large Cast Lucite Acrylic Futuristic Sculpture "Damocles" by Karen Brown

By Karen Brown

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

piece is a modern take on the ancient Roman parable, the Sword of Damocles. A guillotine-like sword is

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1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Two Framed Gouaches By Dewitt McClellan Lockman
Two Framed Gouaches By Dewitt McClellan Lockman

Two Framed Gouaches By Dewitt McClellan Lockman

$1,850 / set

H 22 in W 19 in D 1.88 in

Two Framed Gouaches By Dewitt McClellan Lockman

Located in Essex, MA

One is a gladiator the other two woman one with a sword in ancient Roman dress. A noted society

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Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Natural Rock Crystal Sphere on a Neoclassical Polished and Patinated Bronze Base
Natural Rock Crystal Sphere on a Neoclassical Polished and Patinated Bronze Base

Natural Rock Crystal Sphere on a Neoclassical Polished and Patinated Bronze Base

Located in Hudson, NY

crystal has been a gem of fascination for humanity for thousands of years. Fashioned into swords in

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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Natural Specimens

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

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Double-Signed Warrior Vase by Fantoni
Double-Signed Warrior Vase by Fantoni

Double-Signed Warrior Vase by Fantoni

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 4.75 in D 3.5 in

Double-Signed Warrior Vase by Fantoni

By Marcello Fantoni

Located in Princeton, NJ

A true gem of a piece. Petite vase featuring an ancient sword- and shield- bearing warrior in

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ancient Fang Sword Ntsakh Ou Fa Fang People Gabon African Art Congo 19th Century
Ancient Fang Sword Ntsakh Ou Fa Fang People Gabon African Art Congo 19th Century

Ancient Fang Sword Ntsakh Ou Fa Fang People Gabon African Art Congo 19th Century

Located in Leuven, BE

Very old and exceptional Fang short sword People: Fang Gabon - Cameroon - Equitorial Guinea Period

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Antique Late 19th Century Gabonese Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Bronze Age Chair, Solid bronze, 2014, 10/12
Bronze Age Chair, Solid bronze, 2014, 10/12

Bronze Age Chair, Solid bronze, 2014, 10/12

Unavailable

H 27 in W 19 in D 20 in

Bronze Age Chair, Solid bronze, 2014, 10/12

By Frank Tjepkema

Located in Amsterdam, NL

couple of remelted ancient bronze swords! Bronze Age pieces are part of the following collections

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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Age Chaise Longue, Solid bronze, 2014, 1/3
Bronze Age Chaise Longue, Solid bronze, 2014, 1/3

Bronze Age Chaise Longue, Solid bronze, 2014, 1/3

Unavailable

H 30 in W 17 in D 63 in

Bronze Age Chaise Longue, Solid bronze, 2014, 1/3

By Frank Tjepkema

Located in Amsterdam, NL

couple of remelted ancient bronze swords! Bronze age pieces are part of the following collections

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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Age Lounge Chair, Solid white bronze, 2014, AP 2
Bronze Age Lounge Chair, Solid white bronze, 2014, AP 2

Bronze Age Lounge Chair, Solid white bronze, 2014, AP 2

By Frank Tjepkema

Located in Amsterdam, NL

remelted ancient bronze swords! Bronze age pieces are part of the following collections: Centre Pompidou

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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku
Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku

Unavailable

H 19.69 in W 39.38 in D 59.06 in

Hon-kozane ni-mai do tosei gusoku

Located in Milano, IT

established when the eighth shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1684 - 1750) promoted a revival of ancient weaponry

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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Ancient European Bronze Age Sword, 1400 BC
Ancient European Bronze Age Sword, 1400 BC

Ancient European Bronze Age Sword, 1400 BC

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H 19.75 in W 1.5 in D 0.25 in

Ancient European Bronze Age Sword, 1400 BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient European Bronze Age sword with a beautiful patina, dating to circa 1400 BC. Swords

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Ancient European Bronze Age Sword, 1400 BC
Ancient European Bronze Age Sword, 1400 BC

Ancient European Bronze Age Sword, 1400 BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient European Bronze Age sword, with a beautiful honey brown patina, dating to approximately

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Arms, Armor and Weapons

Ancient Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Ancient Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Ancient Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Luristan bronze sword with green patina. Luristan bronze comes from the province of

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Antique Chinese Eastern Zhou Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger with Stand
Ancient Antique Chinese Eastern Zhou Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger with Stand

Ancient Antique Chinese Eastern Zhou Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger with Stand

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Chinese bronze sword with nice green patina. Age: China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 771 - 221

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Luristan bronze sword with nice patina. Luristan bronze comes from the province of

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Luristan bronze sword with green patina. Luristan bronze comes from the province of

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Luristan bronze sword with green patina. Luristan bronze comes from the province of

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Set of Ancient Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Set of Ancient Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Set of Ancient Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

A set of ancient Luristan bronze swords with excellent green patina. Luristan bronze comes from

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Chinese Qin Dynasty Archaic Style Brass Swords
Pair of Chinese Qin Dynasty Archaic Style Brass Swords

Pair of Chinese Qin Dynasty Archaic Style Brass Swords

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Large archaic patinated swords inscribed with ancient classical Chinese characters dating to the

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20th Century Chinese Qing Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Brass

Antique 46 Star WMH Horstmann Company United States of America Flag 83"
Antique 46 Star WMH Horstmann Company United States of America Flag 83"

Antique 46 Star WMH Horstmann Company United States of America Flag 83"

By Horstmann

Located in Dayton, OH

blade, is made on the premises. The blades are almost all imported from the ancient German sword-blade

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Vintage 1910s American Classical Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Wool

Huge Ancient Bronze Age Sword, 1400 Bc
Huge Ancient Bronze Age Sword, 1400 Bc

Huge Ancient Bronze Age Sword, 1400 Bc

Located in London, GB

A large European bronze Age sword, dating to around 1400 BC. The weapon with double edged blade

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mounted Objects

Ancient Luristan Bronze Short Sword / Knife / Early Iron Age Weapon
Ancient Luristan Bronze Short Sword / Knife / Early Iron Age Weapon

Ancient Luristan Bronze Short Sword / Knife / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Luristan bronze short sword with magnificent blue-turquoise green patina. Luristan bronze

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Antique Chinese Eastern Zhou Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger with Stand
Ancient Antique Chinese Eastern Zhou Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger with Stand

Ancient Antique Chinese Eastern Zhou Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger with Stand

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Chinese bronze sword with nice green patina. Age: China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 771 - 221

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Luristan bronze sword with nice patina. Luristan bronze comes from the province of

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Ancient Luristan bronze sword with green patina. Luristan bronze comes from the province of

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Katana Shinto Kunitsugu
Katana Shinto Kunitsugu

Katana Shinto Kunitsugu

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H 27.56 in W 0.71 in D 1.15 in

Katana Shinto Kunitsugu

Located in Milano, IT

signature on this sword, bearing the ancient name of the capital (Heianjo) testifies that it was made after

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

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Located in Puglia, Puglia

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Italian Neoclassic Walnut Table

Italian Neoclassic Walnut Table

$2,400

H 32.5 in W 18.5 in D 13.5 in

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Located in Essex, MA

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$1,687Sale Price|20% Off

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By Carlo Nason

Located in Milano, MI

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Metal

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$2,420

H 37.21 in W 54.02 in D 11.15 in

Antique English Victorian Walnut & Brass Open Bookcase

Located in Glasgow, GB

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$10,372

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Located in London, GB

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$195

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Located in High Point, NC

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Located in PARIS, FR

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Located in London, GB

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'American Notes' First Edition Books by Charles Dickens

By Charles Dickens

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

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$19,850

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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$1,250 / set

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Located in Essex, MA

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Continental School 'Late 19th century' Forest Landscape with Figure

Located in Buchanan, MI

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$1,250

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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the ancient sword you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An ancient sword — often made from metal, bronze and ceramic — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for an ancient sword, we have 91 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an ancient sword — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right ancient sword, those designed in neoclassical, Rococo and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one ancient sword that is appealing in its simplicity, but Meissen Porcelain, Émile Louis Picault and Aimé Millet produced versions that are worth a look.

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The average selling price for an ancient sword at 1stDibs is $3,920, while they’re typically $90 on the low end and $434,393 for the highest priced.
Questions About Ancient Sword
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, you can sometimes buy ancient swords. However, many of the weapons that survive from ancient times are already in the collections of museums and unlikely to go on sale. When they are available, you will usually find them selling for high prices at auctions. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of antique swords.