Silver, 0.64 grams, 18.77 mm. 8th century AD. The plate is decorated with four sub-triangular elements which connect with a sub-rectangular internal ring. A tongue-shaped projection extends towards the hook, which is complete. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E.
A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals) BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.190 item 32.5.
Published: Hammond, Brett. British Artefacts, volume 2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010. Very fine condition. Property of a gentleman, believed to have been found in Hertfordshire in the early 1990's.