The sword was discovered in a burial mound near the village of Velyka Bilozerka, Zaporizhia Region, Ukraine. It dates to the last third of the 4th Century BC. With a projecting boar’s head, the gold scabbard also has images of a griffin and a lion attacking a deer as two leopards watch.
Luckily, the sword is still in Ukraine, but it will be on exhibition most likely only after the war.
‘Royal Scythia, Greece, Kyiv Rus‘ book has more information on the Royal Scythian barrows that were excavated in Ukraine.
