Record ID: SWYOR-AEEA2F
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Anglo-Saxon, Early Medieval, lead alloy sword pyramid; a 7th century fitting from a scabbard strap. Although the term 'pyramid' is generally applied to this form of object due to its shape normally being a square pyramid, this example is in the form of a dome. The mount has a flat circular base with two D-shaped holes extending into the body of the mount and joining to form a tube behind the central bar. The mount is domed with a flat top which is decoated with an equal armed cross outlined with a groove within which are traces of another material, maybe niello. In each ang…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2016
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