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1114 - MEDIEVAL VIKING PERIOD IRON SWORD Ca.

Estimate £1,500 - £3,000

Description

MEDIEVAL VIKING PERIOD IRON SWORD Ca. AD 750 - 950 . An iron sword with a long, straight double-edged blade tapering to a rounded tip, with a central fuller. A compact short guard separates the blade from the narrow grip. The hilt ends in a mushroom-shaped pommel, with cross-hatched decoration on the guard and pommel. For similar see: I. Martens, E. E. Astrup, Viking Age Swords from Telemark, Norway: An Integrated Technical and Archaeological Investigation, with contributions from K. Loftsgarden and V. Vike, fig. 3.4, p. 32. Size: 940mm x 80mm; Weight: 1.1kg Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased on the German art market in Munich before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd