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Actions	Remove from selection Add to selection Object number1992.022.137 DescriptionSword from the Viking boat burial at Scar, Sanday (also known as Quoy Banks). Iron sword with double-edged blade. The lower guard is decorated with alternating bands of silver and brass. Along the blade are the mineralised remains of the wooden scabbard, bound with textile and lined with fleece. The blade was broken at the time of burial. The sword is Type H sword and dates to 800-950 CE. Production periodViking Collection PlaceScar, Sanday Object nameSword Object categoryExcavation assemblage Materialiron, silver, brass, silver, iron

Object number1992.022.137

DescriptionSword from the Viking boat burial at Scar, Sanday (also known as Quoy Banks). Iron sword with double-edged blade. The lower guard is decorated with alternating bands of silver and brass. Along the blade are the mineralised remains of the wooden scabbard, bound with textile and lined with fleece. The blade was broken at the time of burial. The sword is Type H sword and dates to 800-950 CE.

Production periodViking

Collection PlaceScar, Sanday

Object nameSword

Object categoryExcavation assemblage

Materialiron, silver, brass, silver, iron

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