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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon pyramid mount of the Early-Medieval period, c. 500-700.The mount is hollow with a pyramid shape. The top has a square face with a shallow inset field that is empty. The base has an integral attachment bar that is rectangular in shape. The lower edges of the pyramid has slighly wavey. The faces probably were decorated originally, in relief, but wear has obscured identification. The inside of the mount has a hard white substance that may be a fill or core for the mount. Pyramidal mounts may have adorned belts, scabbards, sword harness etc (see MacGregor & Bollick, 1993, 'Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections', BAR 230, p.210).
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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