Lot Essay
Reputedly found in the River Maas, The Netherlands, in the early 20th century
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10TH/11TH CENTURY
Details
AN EXCAVATED SWORD OF VIKING TYPE
10th/11th CENTURY
With broad flat blade (repaired at mid-point), and later iron hilt conforming to Peterson Type X with small tea cosy pommel
31 3/4 in. (80.6cm.) blade
10th/11th CENTURY
With broad flat blade (repaired at mid-point), and later iron hilt conforming to Peterson Type X with small tea cosy pommel
31 3/4 in. (80.6cm.) blade
Provenance
Anon. sale, Thomas Del Mar Ltd. (in assoc. with Sotheby's), London, 28 June 2006, lot 279
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