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Anglo Saxon Gold Pyramid Mount 7th Century AD Extremely rare
£6,750.00
ANGLO-SAXON gold scabbard ornament, circa 600-650, in the form of a truncated pyramid mount, decorated with interlacing and silver niello motifs, with a solid bar closing the hollow side. Extremely rare.
Depicting entwined beasts with niello inlay
7th Century AD
17mm; 8.62g
From a European collection.
The use of this object is not precisely defined; it appears to have been used to secure the hilt of a sword in its scabbard. Various examples with this typical shape and ornamentation are recorded in England. The famous Sutton Hoo hoard contained two. The PAS database lists about a hundred examples in copper and silver, sometimes gilded, and only a dozen in solid gold.
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