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AN00352301_001_l. Part of an embossed leather sword-sheath. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…

Swords.
Among finds from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered at The Meads, Sittingbourne, Kent.

This burial ground was excavated in late 2008 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust before the development of the site. The site dates to the 6th and 7th…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1890.14. Late 9th/early 10th century. Iron sword fragment and hilt, silver mounts inlaid with niello. High status weapon. Pommel originally featured two animal heads at each end, with protruding ears and round eyes…

Pyramid sword mount: among finds from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered at The Meads, Sittingbourne, Kent.

This burial ground was excavated in late 2008 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust before the development of the site. The site dates to the…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1909.518. Silver and gold. Mid 8th century. Sword-pommel, base silver core with applied silver sheet and one surviving gold filigree panel. Arched panel consists of a vine of twisted gold wire with clusters of grapes…