Sword scabbard
Matt Bunker
Category
Leatherwork
Date
2002
Materials
Leather
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Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
NT 1433893
Summary
A reconstruction of the Mound 1 sword scabbard. Red leather with impressed panels, and wool felt lining. No chape on the end. The design is based on one of the swords at Valsgarde 7, Sweden, which is more authentic for Anglia in the late sixth and early seventh centuries.
Provenance
Commissioned for the opening of the Exhibition Centre in 2002.
Makers and roles
Matt Bunker, maker