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Description: | Large silver strap-end split at the narrow end for two rivets with one still in position. Below lies a semicircular field decorated with a simple chevron, while the main field is incised with six panels of ribbon knot work divided by curved laddered frames. These borders spring from two central concentric circles at the top and bottom. The terminal is a blunt-nosed animal mask with rounded ears. The design is bold and freely applied. This is a typical 9th century Anglo-Saxon piece both in form and decoration, with a terminal mask of the type seen on strap-ends from southern England. The large size is noteworthy and it matches in length but not weight, two groups of strap-ends from Yorkshire from a northern school thought to be centred in York. The interlace panels are distinctive and are reminiscent of contemporary manuscript illumination, while the border is common to the Trewhiddle style which dominates small metalwork pieces at this period. Despite these unusual features, the execution while competent is not of the highest quality suggesting it is an imitative workshop piece.Length: 63.3mm, width: 20mm; weight: 11.5g. X-ray fluorescence analysis at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content of 96 per cent per cent | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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