Viking Sword Believed to Have Been Excavated Near Florence

Date: c. 950-1100
Artist: Artist/maker unknown, Southern European or Italian?
Medium: Iron alloy (steel, now heavily corroded), partially overlaid with silver
Dimensions: 4 15/16 × 32 7/8 inches, 2 pounds 6.1 ounces (12.6 × 83.5 cm, 1080g)
Credit Line: Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Accession Number: 1977-167-529
Geography: Made in Southern Europe, Europe Possibly made in Italy, Europe

Source: www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/214733