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Viking copper alloy sword guard
Copper alloy sword guard with engraved zoomorphic design.
Brass and silver sword guard decorated in the Viking art-style, about 1100-1125 CE. It represents an expensive top of the range weapon at the end of the Viking age.
WA_SC 14.2
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
92.57H
Find Information
Site Name: Smalls Reef, Pembrokeshire Coast
Notes: found underwater to the south of the Smalls lighthouse c. 16 miles west of above
Acquisition
purchase, 30/6/1992
Measurements
length / mm:118
width / mm:27
minimum thickness / mm:21
thickness / mm
weight / g:153.5
Material
Copper alloy
Location
location verified by SI
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