CATÀLEG

           FALCATA                 
Necropolis of Cabezo Lucero
(Guardamar del Segura, Alacant)


Ferro
h: 57 cm; a: 7 cm; e: 1.5 cm
Ibèric
Second quarter of the 4th century BC

 

Falcata -espasa corba- with an au-cap-shaped pommel. It is made of forged and beaten iron, with a double-edged blade at the tip, a fragment of which is missing. Parallel longitudinal striations are insinuated on the tip. It has a folded edge at the tip, as well as clasps attached to the rim and two suspension rings.
The falcata is the most representative weapon of the Iberians, especially in the Contestània, and its presence is very frequent in burials. The rich ornamentation they usually have indicates that, in addition to their military occupation, they are considered to be elements of prestige and an indication of the social status of the subject in whose grave they were deposited. In addition to their presence in tombs, falcates are represented in sculpture and in the decoration of Iberian ceramics.
This piece belongs to the burial site catalogued as point 36 of the Cabezo Lucero necropolis.
CS: 5723
ARANEGUI et alii, 1993, 197 f., fig. 39.1.
CABRÉ, M.E., 1934.
QUESADA SANZ, F., 1997.
VARIOUS AUTHORS, 1992.