Scythian Σάγαρις: Word — Image — Archaeological Object
The term σάγαρις is analysed in the article. This word was used in Classical sources to designate a specific Scythian weapon — a battle-axe. The lexical history of the word, its meaning and translation, as well as the ways of representation of Scythian battle-axes in ancient art and their archaeological realities are discussed.
Authors
- H. Vertiienko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2104-0058)
Institutions
- Institute of Oriental Studies (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arheologia
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15407/arheologia2025.01.023
- Primary Topic
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00