© Moyse's Hall Museum
Pyramidal sword scabbard mount
Artist: Anglo-Saxon
Location: Moyse's Hall Museum
Date: early 7th century
Materials: gold sheet, gold filigree & garnet
Dimensions: 1.1 x 1.4 x 1.4cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £8,750 (Total: £20,000)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 5272 (2003)
Provenance:
Found with a metal detector near Bury St. Edmunds; declared Treasure in 2000.
Description:
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.
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