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Description: | Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy pyramidal mount from a scabbard or sword-belt, each of four faces occupied by trapezoidal setting for missing probable garnet with, originally overlapping, triangular lobe at each narrow upper edge, and rectangular socket in flattened apex also for missing garnet, transverse bar across hollow reverse for attachment to strap, corner damaged. 19 x 19mm, height 10mm. Cf. examples from Barham and Coddenham, Suffolk (West (1998) fig.5, no.48 and fig.21, no.22). First half of 7th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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