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Description: | A cast oval mount of convex section, of silver, with traces of gilding and niello. The decoration shows a symmetrical composition with a debased palmette between backwards-looking addorsed birds with raised wings meeting in the centre. There are traces of gilding as well as of niello remaining in some grooves. The piece is an example of Winchester style in metalwork, with debased inhabited acanthus scroll (see Backhouse, Turner and Webster 1984, nos. 83 and 103). There are two patches of tin-lead solder on the back. Non-destructive X-ray flourescence of the surface of the mount indicated a silver content of approximately 91%, with mercury gilding and niello. Mid to late 10th century date. | Subjects: | Zoomorphic | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Richardson, Andrew - Canterbury Archaeological Trust | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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