Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$300.00
Blade with parallel edges, ending in a spatulate tip. Flat grip with rectangular, symmetrical cutouts at the junction with the blade. Wooden fragment near the grip is preserved by the corrosion products, supporting A.V. Simonenko’s hypothesis on grip construction.
Intact. Length 12.2″ (31 cm).
For archaeological analogies see academical publications:
– Ishtvanovich E, Kulchar V, Hunns, Goths and Sarmatians between Volga and Danube, 2009, fig. 1.
– Soupault V. A propos de l’origine et de la diffusion des poignards et épées à encoches (IVe–VIIe s.) // MAIET 1996, vol. V, p. 60-76
– A.V. Simonenko, PhD. Sarmatskiye vsadniki Severnogo Prichernomorya, 2015, p. 63 fig.18
– Bona I. Les Huns. La grand empire barbare d’Europe IV-V siecles, 2002, fig 119.