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Sprouston
Mount (Gilt)(Anglo-saxon)
Site Name Sprouston
Classification Mount (Gilt)(Anglo-saxon)
Canmore ID 367665
Site Number NT73NE 131
NGR NT 77 37
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/367665
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Sprouston
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
Metal Detector Find (2018)
NT 77 37 A small, incomplete Anglo-Saxon silver-gilt pyramidal mount with an integral bar across the base to attach it to the strap on a sword harness. Each of the mount’s four faces is decorated with three small triangular-shaped facetted depressions, in which traces of gilding survive. The squared-off apex of the pyramid contains a square cloisonné inset in a translucent red material; the lack of visible bubbles and the presence of a waffle-textured gold foil behind the setting suggest it is more likely to be garnet than glass. Dimensions: base 14mm x 13.7mm; height 8.5mm.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 151/18) and allocated to National Museums Scotland
Alice Blackwell – National Museums Scotland
(Source: DES Vol 20)
