Loading, please wait...
LOT 1374
Saxon Bronze Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (4.76 grams, 17 mm).
Garnet inlay to top face and one side face, the latter with hatched foil backing and set against a white meerschaum(?) field; three cells empty; rectangular recess to the underside with a median bar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
See Menghin, W,. Das Schwert im Frühen Mittelalter, Stuttgart, 1983, pp.150-1.
FootnotesThe mount had to slide on a strap as part of the suspension mechanism for the scabbard.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comma-shaped lobes to the headplate, gently carinated bow, T-shaped footplate with hemispherical terminal; ferrous remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse, lower part detached. 24 grams total, 30-46 mm
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s. -
Saxon Miniature Square-Headed Bronze Brooch
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Decorated with punched ring-and-dot motifs to the head and bow; remains of pin lug to reverse. 5.8 grams, 41 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Bronze Bird Brooch
5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Featuring champlevé red and green enamelled cells to the body, eye and wing; to the reverse, the pin-lugs, bar and catchplate. 2.6 grams, 29 mm
Found near Droxford, Hampshire, UK. From an old Hampshire collection. Recorded with Winchester Museum.
One of a group of items from Hampshire of early Anglo-Saxon date featuring the decorative technique of champlevé enamelling. This technique is generally rare in early (5th century) contexts and may indicate the continuation of a Roman workshop in the Solent area or in coastal northern Gaul.
