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LOT 1924
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Five-Lobed Sword Pommel
LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (43 grams, 55 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.
ProvenanceFound near Ormskirk, West Lancashire, UK, in February 2014.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with the National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, Liverpool Museum, on 27 February 2015, and accompanied by a copy of the Object Entry Sheet and a copy of the PAS report number LVPL-C0264A.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Woodbridge, 2002, p.104-5.
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LOT 1924
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Five-Lobed Sword Pommel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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