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| MIGRATION PERIOD SWORD, SILVER HILT SET IN GOLD WITH GARNETS Exhibited and published: Konrad Theiss, Attila und die Hunnen, 2007, no. 155a. Swords with stone-decorated handguards were always an attribute of the leading warriors and served exclusively as representation of status or as a rank badge. From the Black Sea area, Northeastern Caucasus (Georgia) ancient Colchis. 5th-6th Century AD L. 27 7/8 in. (71 cm.) GLR04 SOLD |
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