Silver and niello, 0.91 grams, 21.96 mm. Circa 9th century AD. A silver discoid plate bearing a quatrefoil Trewhiddle Style design with s-shaped motifs in three panels and a regardant beast in the fourth; between these are four subtriangular panels with stylized zoomorphic ornament. The central piercing is for attachment to the end of a pommel or hilt-cap; there is a small nick to the edge. The designs are emphasised with niello fill to the background, contrasting with the bright silver. The plate may have formed the upper face of a pommel cap for a seax or hunting knife. Reference: cf. Trewhiddle Style plate and tags in Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010 items 1.4.d, e and 1.8.3-d. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from a 1970's collection.