Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 88 - ANTIQUITIES Sessione unica
Tuesday 22 September 2020 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Early Medieval Seax, 7th - 8th century AD; length cm 46,5
Early Medieval Seax, 7th - 8th century AD; length cm 46,5; Incredible blade, also called Scramasax, typical of the Germanic peoples of the Migration period (Lombards, Vikings, Franks, Angles and Saxons); with wooden remains of the original hilt and ornamental appliques of the belt. Provenance: English private collection, bought in Portobello Road in the 1990s.