File:Early Medieval silver and niello mount, oval band, 9th century. (Illustration by Hannah Sloman) (FindID 236335).jpg
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editEarly Medieval silver and niello mount, oval band, 9th century. (Illustration by Hannah Sloman) | |||
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Photographer |
Derby Museums Trust, Rachel Atherton, 2008-10-29 10:44:17 |
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Title |
Early Medieval silver and niello mount, oval band, 9th century. (Illustration by Hannah Sloman) |
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Description |
English: CURATOR'S REPORT
Two 9th century silver mounts. The band and plaque are likely to have formed part of one object, perhaps decorating a handle of some sort. These mounts compare closely with objects from the Trewhiddle Hoard from Cornwall, dated to ca. AD 868. A very similar mount with a separate ?lid was found there and it also relates well to the Willington mounts in size (cf. Webster and Backhouse 1991, cat. no. 246d). The ornament on the present mounts is comparable to the animals on the arcaded mounts as well as a flat silver strip from the hoard (Wilson 1964, cat. no. 96). Like the latter, the Willington mounts do not feature the beaded ornament or stippled backgrounds often associated with Trewhiddle Style, as featured on other pieces from the eponymous hoard and much of the mid-Saxon metalwork recently discovered. Traditionally, a 9th-century date has been ascribed to Trewhiddle-Style metalwork. Given the similarity of the present fittings to the mount from Trewhiddle, there is no reason to assume that this date would not fit for Willington, even if the date range for the Style has recently been extended (Thomas 2006, 156f). Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of both mounts indicated they had a silver content of approximately 95%, the rest being copper with some lead and gold. In areas of the grooved decoration some traces of niello remain, also with some friable material, likely to be soil from burial. Traces of soft solder (an alloy high in lead and tin) are present on both mounts, with what appear to be tool marks on the back of the plaque. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Derbyshire | ||
Date | between 800 and 900 | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 236335 Old ref: DENO-838F80 Filename: 2007 T194 decorated band.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/191856 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/191856/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/236335 |
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