Saxon Silver-Gilt Dress Fastener

Comprising a rectangular headplate with a central trapezoidal panel, three radiating collared knops; a deep carinated bow with chamfered step at each end, gusseted collar and carinated horse-head finial with projecting 'eyes' at the top, bulbous projecting nostrils at the base; a marriage. 62.9 grams, 13 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.

Comprising a flat triangular plate with an integral hook at the apex; perforated for attachment at upper corners and with a beaded outer edge; the hook complete, D-shaped in cross-section with shallow step at the junction with the plate; obverse with lightly incised design of seven dots connected by straight lines; base of the hook with low-relief panels and lateral notches; Read's Class A, type 1. T 3.5 grams, 36 mm



Found East Sussex, UK, on 26th February 2017; declared as potential Treasure under the Treasure Act with Treasure reference no.2017T353, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUSS-624040. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed.

Read's Class A, type 1 with a triangular sharp-hooked plate and two rivet holes and Lewis and Naylor's (2013) Type B1.c.i with triangular plate and incised linear decoration. The type has been dated to the mid- to later Anglo-Saxon period and a number are now recorded on the PAS database, including WILT-7E2A83 (lacking the border and with more elaborate lobes at the attachment end) and CAM-1DFCE2 (more elaborately decorated).

Featuring a cruciform headplate, a deep bow and a slender footplate; a marriage. 12.8 grams, 65 mm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.