Some typological features of Byzantine spatha

This paper analyses finds of a special type of cross-guard, closer analogies of which may be found on Byzantine visual presentations from the IX-XI centuries. The only archaeological find of a sword with such a cross-guard which includes a preserved blade, indicates the characteristics of the spa...

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Main Author: Aleksić Marko
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2010-01-01
Series:Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2010/0584-98881047121A.pdf