VIKING SCANDINAVIAN KNIFE WITH SCABBARD

拍品描述

Ca. AD 900 - 1200An iron knife with a long tapering blade and short grip enclosed in a cylindrical silver mount edged with beaded wire and decorated on one face with a scrolling granulated motif. The knife is accompanied by a matching silver scabbard formed from a long plain tube above a lower panel decorated with rows of opposed triangular motifs in granulation between beaded borders.Size: 220mm x 30mm; Weight: 94.8g.Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.For similar see: AA. VV. I Barbari, Rome, Cat. IIb, p. 178.

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