In a clay lump broken off a cliff by the Baltic Sea, members of the St. Cordula Society for the Antiques Rescue have found a true masterpiece of metallurgy dating back 2,500 years. The richly ornamented dagger, probably from the era of the Hallstatt period, has been donated to the Kamień Land History Museum. 

As the museum announced in a social media post: “The dagger is preserved in excellent condition, making it one of the most valuable finds of its kind in Poland. The blade is covered with crescentic lines and star-like crosses. In the middle of the blade runs an ornament perhaps symbolizing constellations, and the whole [piece] is complemented by diagonal lines. The handle is finished with a pointed head and decorated with alternating ornamentation running down the length of the blade. It is difficult to unequivocally answer the question of what this dagger was used for. The decorations on the surface may indicate links to the solar cult and suggest that the dagger had ritualistic significance. It could have also been an equipment of a wealthy warrior. This dagger is undoubtedly a true work of art, an example of high-level metallurgy. Perhaps it is an import and was cast in one of the workshops in southern Europe”.