Sword with silver inlay

Unknown10th century

Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Iron longsword. Pommel and cross-guard damascened with thin strips of copper and silver foil, and with twisted silver wire. The weapon, found in a Viking-age barrow cemetery, belonged to the archaeological collection of the Prussia-Museum Königsberg i. Pr. until 1945.

Details

Title: Sword with silver inlay
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 10th century
Type: Armament
Medium: Iron with silver inlay
Inv. no.: PM V,145,7746/1
ISIL no.: DE-MUS-019212
External Link: Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Copyright: Photo © Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Claudia Plamp
Collection: Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte | Prussia-Sammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

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Sword with silver inlay

Unknown10th century

Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

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