Sword pommel

Description

Sword pommel, hollow cast copper alloy, Anglo-Scandinavian, 9th - 10th century, Little Gill Farm, Abington, Lanarkshire

Museum reference

X.2009.11

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Sword pommel

Date

9th - 10th century

Materials

Copper alloy

Collection place(s)

Little Gill Farm, Abington, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.