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[edit]| Early-medeival mount: Sword scabbard mount | |||
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Oxfordshire County Council, Anni Byard, 2019-05-10 10:54:29 |
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Early-medeival mount: Sword scabbard mount |
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| Description |
English: TREASURE CASE 2018 T762. Description: A complete silver gilt sword scabbard mount dating from c. AD 600-650. The mount takes the form of a truncated pyramid with four sub-triangular faces and a square top. This is recessed to take an inlaid red stone, presumably a garnet, backed with a patterned foil. One corner of the stone is damaged. The edges of the mount are comprised of two raised silver borders, leaving a recess between; some inlaid niello survives in these recesses. Each of the four sides of the pyramid is recessed and decorated with gold filigree consisting of a triangle of annulets with a central vertical line of annulets. Either side of this vertical line is a wavy line also in filigree. A thin linear border around the edge of the panel also of filigree bounds the internal decoration. Each panel is decorated in the same fashion, with one panel missing the apex annulet. The mount is hollow inside and has an integral bar running transversely across the base. Iron staining is evident within the mount.
Dimensions: 18.1 mm long, 18.2 mm wide, 10 mm high, 6.5 grams. Discussion: The function of pyramidal mounts is uncertain, but it seems likely that they were used to help secure the sword in the scabbard by means of a strap running through the transverse bar on the base of the mount. Though relatively rare as grave finds (two were famously found in the Sutton Hoo ship burial), they are not uncommon accidental losses with nearly 100 recorded on the PAS database. Of those recorded, the majority are of copper alloy, 39 are of silver and 7 are of gold. Niello and / or garnet inlays are common features on the silver examples recorded by the PAS, however this scabbard mount appears to be the only example with beaded gold wire, a feature more usually (but not commonly) seen on gold examples (for example <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/812236">BUC-87B54A</a> , <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/19879">SF5196</a> ). |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Oxfordshire | ||
| Date | between 600 and 650 | ||
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FindIdentifier: 922412 |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1056575 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1056575/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/922412 |
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