Pyramidal sword scabbard mount

Anglo-Saxon

Moyse's Hall Museum

early 7th century

The mount is from a sword scabbard. It has the shape of a hollow pyramid and is made from four sheets of gold soldered edge-to-edge with the joints of the visible surface disguised by beaded filigree. Each face is ornamented with a knotted, snake-like zoomorph.

• Medium: gold sheet, gold filigree & garnet
• Dimensions: 1.1 x 1.4 x 1.4cm
• Art Fund Grant: £8750 ( Total: £20,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2003
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Found with a metal detector near Bury St. Edmunds; declared Treasure in 2000.

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