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LOT 1811
Anglo-Saxon 'Cocked Hat' Sword Pommel Cap
ENGLAND, 6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (13.9 grams, 49 mm).
Comprising a rectangular-in-plan cap with a median lobe and scooped edges, a small attachment lug to each short end; outer faces of the lobe with a neat circular socket; a recess to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
See Brunning, S., The Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe: Experience, Identity, Representation, Woodbridge, 2019.
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LOT 1811
Anglo-Saxon 'Cocked Hat' Sword Pommel Cap
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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