03-18-2013, 09:24 PM
Hello, Sutoris
I noticed the sword, too. It's a long way from the Type 1 Late Sarmatian style. This thing is short, almost looking like a Roman gladius; and neither the pommel, chape, or grip check look Sarmatian at all... even when we refer back to Middle Sarmatian weapons. I wonder if it might be Iazyage in origin. That could explain the style. In other words, it's Sauromatian, not Sarmatian. :dizzy:
I noticed the sword, too. It's a long way from the Type 1 Late Sarmatian style. This thing is short, almost looking like a Roman gladius; and neither the pommel, chape, or grip check look Sarmatian at all... even when we refer back to Middle Sarmatian weapons. I wonder if it might be Iazyage in origin. That could explain the style. In other words, it's Sauromatian, not Sarmatian. :dizzy:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb