Multiple views of a Carolingian mount found in Leicestershire
Multiple views of a Carolingian mount found in Leicestershire

Description

Multiple views of a Carolingian mount found in Leicestershire

Multiple views of a Carolingian mount found in Leicestershire Carolingian mount (top and bottom views)

Carolingian Trefoil Mount (LEIC-C5F14A)

A copper-alloy and gilded Carolingian mount with niello inlay found in Leicestershire

This Carolingian trefoil mount has holes drilled through it for affixing to a surface, possibly a book. It is likely to have been brought from the European continent by Viking raiders or traders.

Object Type

Mount

Date

circa 800 — 900

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Carolingian, copper_alloy, decorative, gilded, Leicestershire, mount, niello, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, trefoil, Viking

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

This object is related to Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire.
Find out about Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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