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LOT 1367
Estimate
GBP (£) 150 - 200
EUR (€) 170 - 230
USD ($) 200 - 270
ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN BRONZE SEAX WAR KNIFE POMMEL CAP WITH INTERLACED PANELS
10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (27.5 grams, 31 mm).
10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (27.5 grams, 31 mm).
Comprising a flat oval-shaped top, narrow rim and four vandykes to the edges; the upper face with an incuse cruciform knot design, the edge with reserved spirals and guilloche motifs in Ringerike Style.
PROVENANCE:
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English gentleman.
LITERATURE:
See Fern, C. et al., The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure: 80 (Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London), London, 2019, item K354, for a similar item in the Staffordshire Hoard.
FOOTNOTES:
The style of the decoration suggests an Anglo-Scandinavian source for the pommel.
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