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About this object

  • ID:

    ROP95[1318]<58>

  • Production date:

    Middle Saxon; late 8th-mid-9th century

  • Location:

    In Store

  • Half of a lower sword hilt guard made from antler. It is in elliptical form and has two flat faces. There is a slot for the tang of the sword. The sides are decorated with six incised bands of triangular notches between parallel lines. Anglo-Saxon swords were often fitted with hilts made of bone, antler or even wood. The hilts had guards to protect the hand. An upper hilt guard (ROP95[967]) was found on the same site and is possibly part of the same sword.

  • Measurements

    L 96 mm; W 22 mm (overall)

  • Materials

    antler

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-26

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    archaeological archive

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

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