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Rouen (Seine-Maritime) Long sword Second half of the 11th century |
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In the region
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Rouen (Seine-Maritime) Long sword Second half of the 11th century |
Long sword with rectangular hilt and semi-circular pommel, made out of single piece. Damasked blade with X motifs and scrolls near the hilt. A part of the blade is missing.
Dimensions of the object
L. preserved part, 37.5 cm ; w. blade: 5.4 cmBibliography
- Perin (P.) : " Les objets vikings du musée des Antiquités de la Seine Maritime, à Rouen ", Recueil d’études en hommage à Lucien Musset, Cahiers des Annales de Normandie, n° 23, Caen, 1990, p. 176, n°10, fig. 8, p. 183Location
Musée départemental des Antiquités de Rouen, Seine-Maritime
inv. 73.7.39Photography
Yohann Deslandes, Musée des Antiquités de Rouen