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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy Large Viking Sword Pommel. The sub-rectangular pommel is pointed-oval in section and has a sub-rectangular perforation for the tang. Both faces have Borre Style zoomorphic interlace of two animals with triangular heads and disjointed bodies. The front face has niello inlay and a central animal head with large circular eyes projecting from the base. On the top of the pommel, on either side of the tang hole is a simple cross-hatched interlace decoration. The length is 69.6mm, the width is 25.9mm, the thickness is 23.9mm and the weight is 94.38g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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