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Description: | Fragment of Early Saxon girdle hanger broken at both ends: upper part, most of suspension loop missing, D-sectioned and decorated with transversely engraved lines and grooves, and near the top a single, rather irregular, engraved chevron. The shank narrows just above the lower break by means of a rebate on the front. A median line of punched dots runs down to the break. Length >40mm. Width 6 - 7mm. Thickness 6mm at loop, 4mm above rebate, 2.75mm below. Late 5th - 6th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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