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Description: | Unidentified fragment from a decorative piece of metalwork of probable early medieval date. The fragment if irregular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. The upper face has a pierced and incised decorate pattern which due to the nature of the piece is incomplete. The decoration seems to be formed from interlocking curvilinear lines, which might be described as being interlaced. In style the decoration is similar to from the later Saxon period and may be part of a larger mount or decorative piece. The reverse face is plain and undecorated. The artefact has a black coloured surface patina which might be caused by some form of oil being placed on the artefact in antiquity. Due to its size and fragmentary nature a parallel has not been found.The artefact measures 18.4mm length, 26.2mm wide, is 2.6mm thick and weighs 5.19 grams.
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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