Anglo-saxon strapend
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 2003
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 2 cm
- Vendor
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Large silver strapend, split at the narrow end for two rivets with one still in position.
Below is a semicircular field decorated with a simple chevron, while the main field is incised with 6 panels of ribbon knotwork divided by curved laddered frames. The terminal is a blunt-nosed animal mask with rounded ears.
Provenance
Discovered with a metal detector at a farm in Caunton, Nottinghamshire. Declared Treasure in 2002.