Fourreau

Scabbard with central rib and lateral gutters. It seems to be broken after folding. The sheet metal at the level of the break appears slightly curved. The upper end is of the flattened "chapeau de gendarme" type. The trigger guard is held in place by two discs that appear to be riveted to the scabbard. On the obverse plate and on the upper part of the scabbard, a pair of griffins facing each other is engraved with a single or double line. The outline of the scabbard is also underlined by a linear engraving. The griffins motif is stripped of grenetis, which is for A. Bulard a criterion of evolution of this type of decoration. It is also related to that of Kosd and Szob (Hungary). Hungary, in the northern region of the Danube, is a major production center for this type of decorated scabbard. They are dated from the second half of the 3rd to the turn of the 2nd century BC. A scabbard of this type was discovered in Villeperot, about ten kilometers from the necropolis of Michery.