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LOT 1058

Viking Age Bronze Dagger Hilt with Scabbard

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

9 1/2 in. (119 grams, 24 cm).

The scabbard with bronze hoop reinforcements to the upper third decorated with bands of punched holes; lateral suspension flap between bronze plates with reserved interlace motifs on hatched field; hilt with Borre Style ring-chain motifs to the upper end; hollow to the upper face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.6.

CONDITION

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LOT 1058

Viking Age Bronze Dagger Hilt with Scabbard

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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