Made from woven gold and set with garnet stones, the opulent gold collar that will go under the hammer at Sotheby's London next week presents a different facet of the Western image of Attila and his Huns as ruthless barbarians.

Made from woven gold and set with garnet stones, the opulent gold collar that will go under the hammer at Sotheby's London next week presents a different facet of the Western image of Attila and his Huns as ruthless barbarians.