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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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the russ were originally vikings.
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They certainly were.. yaa selfolgelig !!!
The pommel style rings a bell see https://www.google.com/search?q=viki...5C8G9DWDKlM%3A |
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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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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/wiki/Спата https://www.google.de/search?q=spath...w=1352&bih=763 Roland |
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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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