Windsor sword-pommel
Title
Windsor sword-pommel
Subject
Archaeology
Description
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 interlaced with two snakes biting their own tails. Discovered in Winsor, Berks. in 1871.
Creator
Ashmolean Museum
Date
Mid 8th century
Files
Citation
Ashmolean Museum, “Windsor sword-pommel,” Woruldhord, accessed April 20, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/635.