Celtycki miecz z Małej Wsi nad Wartą
The Celtic sword from Mała Wieś near Warta River

Summary/Abstract: On a large cemetery at Mała Wieś near Sieradz, the Autor discovered in 1980 a rich furnished grave of warrior with Celtic sword. The grave received number 27, and after verification 508. Sword was preserved in iron scabbard with iron fittings on the sheath edge. The chape of the sword scabbard has button-like end. Total length 106 cm. The blade of the sword is lenticular in cross-section and his length have 84 cm and width 6–6.5 cm. Sword’s point in a form of a pointed arch. The handle was separated from the blade by a ogival crossguard. Except the sword the grave contained a iron shield boss, spear with tok (butt), fibula, knife with scabbard, rivets, ring, tweezers and others items. And moreover 660 fragments of hand made pottery. Long metal objects were oriented in the grave pit. Such a set of items indicates Celtic origin or close ties to the Celtic military milieu. The sword can be classified as type I/1 by P. Łuczkiewicz, grip as type B. Scabbard belongs to the type V by T. Bochnak. Such a set may be dated to a phase A2 or A2/A3 after T. Bochnak and L. Tyszler. The sword from Mała Wieś can be treated as another proof of the stay of the Celtic Boii in central Poland.

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