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LOT 0331
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Five-Lobed Pommel
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (48.7 grams, 50 mm).
Of Petersen's Type S (Wheeler Type III) with five graduated lobes; hollow, the lower face a swept arc; pierced through the tallest lobe to accept the tang of the sword's blade. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Norfolk, UK.
Literature
See Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Woodbridge, 2002, p.104-5.
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