Sword mount & ring

Anglo-Saxon

The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire

late 6th Century

1) A hollow cast mount in a pyramidal form with eight triangles on each face with niello-inlaid recesses inbetween. Five of the triangles are gilded and the mount is set with a square-cut malachite at the apex (illustrated). 2) The ring has a punched decoration with triangular designs around the edges and thunder signs around the median.

• Medium: 1) silver & malachite; 2) silver
• Dimensions: 1) 16 x 16mm; 2) diameter: 17mm
• Art Fund Grant: £1800 ( Total: £2,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2004
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Discovered by a metal detector user, declared Treasure in 2003.

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