Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Mount with Interlaced Panels
Circa 7th-8th century A.D. A gilt copper-alloy mount composed of a broad annular body with slightly domed profile, the body quartered with each cell displaying a chip-carved interlace motif configured A:B:A:B; rim, edges and central cell with raised rim; rivet and flat-section mounting bar to reverse. Cf. similar detailed interlace quadrants in Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, p.91. 9.98 grams, 28 mm (1 1/8 in.). Found UK.Acquired in the 1990s.From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. The item was originally conceived as an appliqué with central cell probably containing a cabochon garnet or meerschaum disc. At some point later a bar was added across the reverse with the ends of the rivets interrupting the surface design.