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LOT 1419
Saxon Iron Single-Edged Seax Sword Blade
7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
19 3/4 in. (610 grams, 50 cm).
Of Wheeler's Type I with point at the median line, broad with thick back and wide, flat tang for a whittle-tang hilt assemblage; incised lines to both faces following the profile of the back and cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureCf. Webster et al., The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art 966 to 1066, London, 1984, item 94, for type.
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