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SCABBARD

Unique ID: KENT-1A2A84

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An Early Medieval (Anglo Saxon) silver pyramidal scabbard fitting (late 6th - early 7th century). The mount is hollow with a bar for attachment across the reverse. Each of the four sides is set with a garnet over waffle patterned metal foil, possibly gold. The garnet are 13.5mm wide at their base and 3.2mm at the top. There is another small square garnet overlaying foil the at top of the mount measuring 3.2mm x 3.6mm. The base of the mount is 16.8mm square, it rises to a height of 8.6mm and weighs 5.4g.

This pryamid has been allocated by Mortimer to his type 1iv, with simple cloisonné (Mortimer 2019, 295). It is similar to one found in Headbourne Worthy, Hampshire (TAR 2003:84 no.116).

Class: pyramid
Sub class: Mortimer type 1iv

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Maidstone Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2008T421

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 550
Date to: AD 625

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 16.8 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 5.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 22nd July 2008

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2008T421

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gem
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Hollingbourne (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ8455
Four figure Latitude: 51.264455
Four figure longitude: 0.635978
1:25K map: TQ8455
1:10K map: TQ85NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Maidstone Museum
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bland, R.F.	2005	Treasure Annual Report 2003	London	Department for Culture, Media and Sport	84	116

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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