Mount

Cross-shaped bronze mount. Forged in one piece with raised middle section and distinctive "butterfly-like" decoration in the arms of the cross. The mount is one of two identical pieces. It was badly damaged by the flames of the funeral pyre and is heavily patinated. Grave find, Klinta, Köping Parish, Öland.

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