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Description: | Copper alloy Mount. Cast hollow pyramidal mount. Each side bears a narrow border confining decoration comprising lozenges and triangles, some filled with dull blue enamel and others of an uncertain tint. The reverse bears the stubs of lugs on the inner faces of opposed sides, presumably related to fixing, and concreted material, now stained green, fills the apex of the hollow pyramid. Pyramidal mounts are thought to have served as fittings for the carrying of a sword, and the most finely made examples included gold and garnet decoration. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 550-650.Length: 13.8mm, Width: 13.7mm, Height: 7.3mm, Thickness (side): 1.5mm, Weight: 3.36gms.
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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