JOURNAL ARTICLE

THE SMALLS SWORD GUARD: DISCOVERY, SIGNIFICANCE AND EXPERIMENTAL REPLICATION OF A HIBERNO-URNES MASTERPIECE.

  • Published In: Antiquaries Journal, 2023, v. 103. P. 63 1 of 3

  • Database: Art Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Redknap, Mark 3 of 3

Abstract

One of the finest examples of secular Hiberno-Urnes art from England and Wales was discovered by a diver on the offshore reef known as The Smalls (Welsh Gwales), Pembrokeshire, in the Irish Sea. The guard was probably made in Ireland about ad 1100–25 in a distinctive Hiberno-Scandinavian decorative style and technique with niello and silver inlays, and it illustrates the skills of a master craftsman or saer working for secular and ecclesiastical patrons. The findspot is now designated as historic wreck site under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1976 (no. 38). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Antiquaries Journal. 2023/10, Vol. 103, p63
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Arts and Entertainment
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0003-5815
  • DOI:10.1017/S0003581522000257
  • Accession Number:174097558
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