Nov 26, 2021 15:00:00

The precious sword 'Falcata' over 2000 years ago is confiscated on the verge of online sales

A well-preserved item of the sword 'Falcata ' used on the Iberian Peninsula more than 2000 years ago was confiscated by the Spanish National Police. According to police, the confiscated Falcata was for sale on the Internet.

Detalle nota de prensa. Policía Nacional España.
https://www.policia.es/_es/comunicacion_prensa_detalle.php?ID=10521

Spanish police recover rare 2,000-year-old Iberian sword | Spain | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/spanish-police-recover-rare-2000-year-old-iberian-sword

Falcata is a sword used on the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th and 1st centuries BC, and is characterized by its curved and asymmetrical shape and the unique decoration of the handle. Spain's National Archaeological Museum for Farukata as 'and replaced with a modern, Farukata is like a military knife,' ',' stab in the cutting edge, '' can was a two-kind of attack that cut with a blade ' ' said I am .

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Ángel M. Felicísimo

According to the Spanish National Police, a post suggesting the sale of this Falcata was found on 'famous SNS'. Police found the poster to be a person living in Jaén, Spain, and arrested the person on suspicion of crime and fraudulent sales of historical heritage.

Following the arrest, in addition to the Falcata in question, 202 archaeologically valuable items made in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC were confiscated. According to police, it was customary to bend Falcata when the owner of Falcata died on the Iberian Peninsula at that time. However, because the confiscated Falcata was not bent and had good storage stability, police said, 'It is extremely rare to find Falcata in this state,' and the confiscated Falcata It appeals to the high historical value.