Rus’ian Scabbard-end from Byzantine Bosporos
Journal: Античная древность и средние века
Year: 2024

This article analyses the sword scabbard-end originating from the 2020 excavations in the north-eastern part of Kerch, at the territory of the ancient cemetery. The scabbard-end belongs to Kainov’s type IIIb2 of solid-cast copper sword scabbard- ends, which origins are related to the so-called ceremonial composite high sword scabbard-ends from the late-tenth or early-eleventh century, manufactured both in the southern and northern areas of Rus’ian state. The find in question confirms the conclus