ANGLO-SAXON SILVER TREFOIL-HEADED DRESS PIN 8th-9th century AD A dress pin comprising; round-section and tapering with ribbed upper and collar, the head formed as three peltoid segments with central incised roundel, in each segment an incised enmeshed serpent reserved against a hatched field. 2.78 grams, 50 mm (2"). Fine condition, slight cracking to reverse. Provenance From an old Canadian collection. Footnotes The serpents recall elements of Insular Style design, executed in techniques found in the succeeding Trewhiddle Style.
ANGLO-SAXON SILVER TREFOIL-HEADED DRESS PIN 8th-9th century AD A dress pin comprising; round-section and tapering with ribbed upper and collar, the head formed as three peltoid segments with central incised roundel, in each segment an incised enmeshed serpent reserved against a hatched field. 2.78 grams, 50 mm (2"). Fine condition, slight cracking to reverse. Provenance From an old Canadian collection. Footnotes The serpents recall elements of Insular Style design, executed in techniques found in the succeeding Trewhiddle Style.
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