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Unique ID: KENT-A57624
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast Anglo-Saxon silver strap-end, complete but bent, quite worn and corroded at its terminal. The strap-end terminal is in the shape round-eared animal with a square, tapering muzzle, subdivided into fields by intersecting lines. Within a beaded border, the central field has a Trewhiddle-style geometrical decoration of stylised vegetation motifs reserved against a background of niello. Much of the original niello survives to give a vivid impression of the original appearance and aesthetics. The split end has two rivets still in place and a schematic half-moon-shaped palmette. The rounded ears are typical of the south of England. For similar strap-ends with zoomorphic Trewhiddle-style decoration, dating to the 9th century, see L Webster and J Backhouse (eds.) The Making of England, London 1991, nos. 191-94
Notes:
Treasure case 2005 T397. Report by Anna Gannon.
Class: Thomas Class A, Type 1
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2005T397
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 900
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.24 mm
Width: 11.25 mm
Thickness: 4.03 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2005
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Other reference: 2005T397
Treasure case number: 2005T397
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Webster, L. and Backhouse, J. | 1991 | The Making of England: Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900 | London | British Museum Press |