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Figure 97 Representations of sword suspension from the 7th century: 1.

Representation of a Chinese envoy (Afrasiab I. building, after

Al’baum 1971, ris. 11); 2. Representation of Korean envoys (Afrasiab

I. building, after Al’baum 1971, ris. 11); 3.. Representation of a

Hephtalite envoy (Afrasiab I. building, after Al’baum 1971, ris. 11);

4. Representation of two-point suspension on the David-plate in
   Cyprus (629–630) (drawing by Magda Éber).