Rus’ian Scabbard-end from Byzantine Bosporos
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 cerem...
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Ural Federal University
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Античная древность и средние века |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/adsv/article/view/8386 |
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| Summary: | 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 conclusion that the scabbard-ends of type IIIb2, similarly to their prototypes, were manufactured in the Rus’ian territory in no earlier than the first half of the eleventh century, and their finds outside the state (in the Taurica, Bolgar in the Volga area, Hungary, and Romania) testify to trade or military operations. This article has analysed the entire complex of archaeological finds from the 2020 excavations, comprising of the Scandinavian scabbard-end, a pectoral cross of the Norman type, and tamgha-like signs on the walls of the dromos of Tsarskii barrow, which meet with the analogies only among the so-called “Rurikid signs.” All these finds testify to the presence of Rus’ian and Scandinavian warriors on the territory of the Bosporos. However, the data in possession are not sufficient for the conclusion that the Eastern Crimea and the Bosporos were political subordinated to the Principality of Tmutorokan. Since narrow chronological framework for the artefacts under analysis is absent, these finds most probably provide evidence of permanent trade and cultural connections between the two territories. |
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| ISSN: | 0320-4472 2687-0398 |