Inv. n°: MMoCA317

Migration Period Sword with Studded Handle

The handle studded with garnet cabochons and inlaid glass. Swords with stone-decorated hand guards were always an attribute f the leading warriors and served exclusively as representation of statues or as a rank badge.

h. 75 x w. 10.5 x 2.5 cm

5th-6th century AD

Iron, garnet, glass

Provenance

  • From Northeastern Caucasus (Georgia), ancient Colchis, Black Sea
  • Ex M.B collection, Mainz (Germany), acquired circa 1980s
  • Acquired by Menashe Goldman
  • Hermann Historica, Auction 51, Munich (Germany), 18-20 October 2006, lot 2148
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 24th June 2009, GLR03

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 44, lot 83
  • Hermann Historica, Auction 51, Munich, 18-20 October 2006, lot 2148
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 265, fig. 87

Exhibitions

  • Attila und die Hunnen, Museum der Pfalz, Spire, Germany, 17th June 2007 — 6th January 2008
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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