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7th September 2016, 07:58 AM
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Sword pommel
Colleagues,
Please, help to find out origins of this pommel from western part of Russia (Smolensk region). It's made of bronze. Thank you in advance! |
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7th September 2016, 08:32 AM
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It looks Viking...  |
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7th September 2016, 08:41 AM
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the russ were originally vikings.
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7th September 2016, 08:49 AM
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They certainly were.. yaa selfolgelig !!!
The pommel style rings a bell see https://www.google.com/search?q=vik...B5C8G9DWDKlM%3A |
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7th September 2016, 09:19 AM
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This pommel looks unusual for me:
- it has a different form, - it's hollow - it's made of bronze I can't find similar pommel  |
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7th September 2016, 10:42 AM
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I think your pommel could be older, maybe from bronze age. The pommel seems to be viking but the vikings were inspired by older designs, the Spatha or straight persian bronze swords for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatha https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wik...;та https://www.google.de/search?q=spat...iw=1352&bih=763 Roland |
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7th September 2016, 02:59 PM
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The fluting or faceting may point to a non-European or non-Medieval origin... I have only seen one example with something like this feature, and it is not related to the type W pommels. |
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