Circa 400 BC. An exquisite Greek iron falcata "kopis" sword, with a heavy single-edged blade widening towards the point. The falcata was a popular type of sword in the Greece and the Iberian Peninsula from the fifth century B.C. For similar see the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art. Accession no. 2001.346 Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2001. "One Hundred Thirty-first Annual Report of the Trustees for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001." Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 131: p. 19. Size: L:570mm / W:55mm ; 345gProvenance: From a private collection; previously was acquired from G. M. in London in 2017.