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Description: | A complete copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon sword pyramid mount. Pyramid-shaped with a flat top, each face is decorated with a border groove within each corner of which there is either a triangular recess or possibly a garnet- it is unclear from the illustration which is being represented. There is a square possible indentation or inlaid garnet in the top face, again it is unclear which from the illustration.There is a transverse bar across the underside of the mount. The base is approximately 17mm wide.Comparable examples on the PAS include SF-9242E2, YORYM-416687 and DENO-08BD33.Sword pyramids are small fittings used to fix a strap holding a sword scabbard to the belt. They are now relatively common finds, some 11 having been published in Treasure Annual Reports between 1988 and 2004, as they were apparently prone to loss. The are also widespread on the Continent, usually made from silver or copper-alloy (Menghin 1983, map 22).
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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