Caption:
Jineta sword. Nasrid sword type that was introduced in Al-Andalus by the Zenata, one of the Berber tribes that went to the aid of the Caliphate regime in their fight against the Christian armies. 14th century. Steel, bronze and silver. Detail of the hilt with enameled and nielloed decoration, in the form of intertwined circular bands, superimposed on other transversal and longitudinal bands with scripts alluding to God. From the Church of San Marcelo (León, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.