Fig. 389.—Single-edged sax or iron sword. ¼ real size.
Fig. 390.
Fig. 391.
Sax, or single-edged swords, one in wooden scabbard. ¼ real size.
In this remarkable find several enamelled objects have been discovered. This art appears to have been unknown to the nations of classical antiquity. There is no word for it in Greek or Latin. Philostratus,[[162]] when describing a wild boar hunt, mentions the beauty and fine colour of the harness of the horses, and, when stating how these colours were produced, mentions that they were made by the barbarians living on the shores of the ocean.
Fig. 392.—Griffon’s head, ornament belonging to helmet of bronze. Real size.
This description may very well refer to the people of the North, the great splendour of whose riding gear and chariots we see from the finds and sagas.
