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Gold Scabbard Knob Inlaid with Garnets from the Staffordshire Hoard
Gold Scabbard Knob Inlaid with Garnets from the Staffordshire Hoard
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This small knob is from a scabbard, the carrying case for an Anglo-Saxon sword dated to the 7th century AD, and recovered as part of the Staffordshire Hoard.
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