|
Date: |
|
Description: | A silver strap-end with traces of gilding; it is broken off at both ends, but originally took the form of two flattened spatula ends separated by a narrow ribbed waist. The split end has two incised arcs which seem to represent a highly stylised version of the acanthus leaf often seen on strap-ends of the middle Saxon period, and is framed by an incised line; within the field so defined is a single T-rune. The opposite end has lost any terminating feature it originally had; it has a clear H-rune, and the remains of a possible 'i' rune where the plate is broken away. The back is plain, apart from the ribbing at the waist.
The inscription is thought to be the end of a personal name something like '-iht' as in for instance 'Hereberiht'.
Non-destructive analysis gave a result of approximately 87% silver.
Compare IOW-86D066 and BH-F2CC91, and perhaps NMS-4949D5. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 700
800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rhiannon Harte | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
STRAP END
An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of…
-
STRAP END
DescriptionIncomplete middle Anglo-Saxon silver strap-end…
-
STRAP END
Description: An incomplete strap-end of…
-
STRAP END
An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of…
-
STRAP END
An Anglo-Saxon mid-tenth century strap-end…
-
STRAP END
An Anglo-Saxon mid-tenth century strap-end…
-
-
TOGGLE
Iron Age fastener; Cast copper…
|