Byzantine Short Sword / Large Knife of Kopis Form

[Jack Loomes]

Inventory #: 633
Type: Short Sword
Material: Iron
Period: Byzantine (Eastern Roman) 6th - 14th Cent. A.D.
Provenance: Balkan Region
Measurements: 38.5 cm

Editor's Note: Large Knives of this style are frequently depicted in Byzantine Art and mentioned in Byzantine Literature.

Source: www.worldmuseumofman.org/display.php?item=633