Sword fragment and hilt (The Abingdon Sword), Late Anglo-Saxon Period (Britain) (850-1066). Artist: Unknown.

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Sword fragment and hilt (The Abingdon Sword), Late Anglo-Saxon Period (Britain) (850-1066). Silver mounts inlaid with niello (Trewhiddle style); the guard features interlacing animal motifs; the ornament on the upper guard represents the symbols of the Evangelists; the pommel incorporates two outward looking animal heads, now fragmentary. Dimensions: length: cm

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Photo credit: © Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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