RARE BYZANTINE IRON PARAMERION WITH LONG RELIGIOUS SCRIPT
Ca. 1300-1400 AD.
A well-preserved paramerion sword with a characteristic single-edged blade of slight curvature, with a religious script running along the outer edge. A paramerion is a distinctive form of saber sword, used by both foot soldiers and cavalry. For a similar see The Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade, 1120.
Size: L:1055mm / W:35mm ; 1.2kg
Provenance: Property of an European collector; formerly in a private German collection, formed in the 1980s.
Estimate: GBP 4500 - 9000