File:Early Medieval Sword (illustration by Jason Gibbons) (FindID 566768).jpg

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Early Medieval Sword (illustration by Jason Gibbons)
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Norfolk County Council, Mary Chester-Kadwell, 2013-11-06 11:35:20
Title
Early Medieval Sword (illustration by Jason Gibbons)
Description
English: Early Saxon copper alloy sword pommel of a highly abnormal shape in plan, a cross pattee with arms of unequal lengths. In elevation it is roughly conical and the underside is concave. The central aperture is sub-square. A very similar piece has been recorded from Ixworth, Suffolk. Its description includes reference to two Danish parallels and a third English find, from Chessell Down on the Isle of Wight (SF-06D971). Length 42mm. Width 23.5mm. Height 13mm. Weight 22.6g. 5th - 6th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 410 and 600
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FindID: 566768
Old ref: NMS-ABBF04
Filename: 30121_ABBF04_ES_Sword_ILL.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/445054
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/445054/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/566768
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Object location52° 48′ 57.24″ N, 0° 33′ 58.72″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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