Silver, 4.04 grams, 35.22 mm. 8th-9th century AD. A Middle Saxon convex-sided strap end, its upper edge fractured across the circular piercings which held the attachment rivets. The quadrangular central panel features two enmeshed Trewhiddle Style beasts, their haunches in the lower quarters and their heads in the upper ones. Below, two lateral spiral lobes form the ears of the animal-head terminal. Traces of niello inlay are still present in the main field. Reference: Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.142 item 107(b). Very fine condition. Ex an old American collection.