Record ID: BUC-87B54A
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy pyramidal mount with a gold sheet covering. 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. The mount is hollow inside and has an integral bar running transversely across the base. The gold sheet covers the entire surface of the mount, excluding the base. Each face of the pyramid is edged with two strands of beaded wire, the outer strand being significantly thicker than the inner one. The border is exceptionally worn in pla…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.