Sujet
Sword fragment and hilt (The Abingdon Sword), Late Anglo-Saxon Period (Britain) (850-1066). Artist: Unknown.
Légende
Sword fragment and hilt (The Abingdon Sword), Late Anglo-Saxon Period (Britain) (850-1066). Silver mounts inlaid with niello (Trewhiddle style); the guard features interlacing animal motifs; the ornament on the upper guard represents the symbols of the Evangelists; the pommel incorporates two outward looking animal heads, now fragmentary. Dimensions: length: 31.5 cm
Date
850e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Notre référence
HRM19E74_309
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
77,2Mo (1,7Mo) / 38,1cm x 50,7cm / 4500 x 5994 (300dpi)