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LOT 1032
Viking Age Bronze Jellinge Sword Scabbard Chape
10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (14.7 grams, 52 mm).
Plate with lip to the outer curved edges, knop to the centre of the bow and spurs to the angles; low-relief design of interlaced foliage within a braided band; lateral mounting holes, three studs to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Paulsen, P., Schwertortbänder der Wikingerzeit, Stuttgart, 1953, item 207, for type.
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LOT 1032
Viking Age Bronze Jellinge Sword Scabbard Chape
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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