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The Chessell Down Scabbard Mount
In the 19th Century an Anglo-Saxon cemetry, Chessell Down on the Isle of Wight was excavated, and yielded a number of interesting artefacts. Most fascinating amongst them, arguably, a decorative silver fitting from an ornate sword-sheath, continues to mystify scholars today. The Chessell Down Throat Fitting The item in question; a decorated silver-gilt scabbard throat fitting, was recovered from Grave 76 and has been dated to the late 5th to early 6th Century CE. A sword would have been a…
