A Scythian iron sword,7th century A double-edged,lightly ridged blade with narrow fullers on both sides. Riveted quillons with a rectangular tang. A bronze pommel fitted on the end of the tang with double concentric circle decorations on both sides. A rare sword preserved for its entire length with good material. Length 61 cm.,historic,historical,ancient world,ancient world,ancient times,object,objects,stills,clipping,cut out,cut-out,cut-outs,thrusting,thrustings,hand weapon,hand weapons,melee weapon,melee weapons,handheld,blade,blad,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

---

Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

---

Size: 569px × 4063px
Location:
Photo credit: © INTERFOTO / History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: .., ancient, arms, blade, blades, century, clipping, cut, cut-, cut-outs, double-edged, hand, handheld, iron, lightly, melee, object, objects, ridged, scythian, stills, sword, thrusting, thrustings, times, weapon, weapons, world