RARE KHAZAR MIGRATION PERIOD SWORD WITH SILVER AND BRONZE HANDLE. Ca. AD 700 - 900 A sword with a long, straight iron blade tapering to a point. The hilt comprises a short copper-alloy cross guard with knop terminals, a pale green disc pommel, and a silver-clad grip, one side set with a line of applied plaques and rivets, with a sheet-silver collar. Size: 890mm x 80mm; Weight: 720g. Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly in a collection of M. Prill, Brussels, 2013; previously in private Belgian collection; previously in UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: D. Cristian, The Chazars, p. 16.