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LOT 0261
Viking Age Silver and Latten Inlaid Seax War Knife
10TH CENTURY A.D.
10 7/8 in. (166 grams, 27.5 cm).
An iron single-edged angle-backed knife with tapering tang; silver and latten inlay to both faces. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1881,0623.1, for a similar knife.
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