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LOT 0310
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Five-Lobed Sword Pommel
LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (67 grams, 54 mm).
Of Petersen's Type S (Wheeler Type III) with five graduated lobes; the lower face a swept arc; pierced through the tallest lobe to accept the tang of the sword's blade. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds, UK, 1970s.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
Literature
See Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Woodbridge, 2002, p.104-5.
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LOT 0310
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Five-Lobed Sword Pommel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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