Urnes-Style Sword Mount (WMID-2FF927)

A copper-alloy Urnes-style sword mount found near Boylestone, Derbyshire

A cast copper-alloy fitting with Urnes-style, zoomorphic decoration, found near Boylestone, Derbyshire. It may have been a pommel mount and, if so, would have showed off the wealth of the owner.

Object Type

Mount

Date

circa 1000 — 1100

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

copper_alloy, Derbyshire, mount, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, sword, sword_fitting, Urnes

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Birmingham Museums Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme