Historical Swords From Around the World

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Sasanian Sword

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Richly decorated Sassanian sword and scabbard. Iron blade, with gilded wood scabbard and hilt, inlaid with garnets and glass paste. The Sasanians adopted this style from the Huns, a nomadic people who came into conflict with the Sassanian Empire in the 5th century CE.
7th century CE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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