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03.12.2021

Seax

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Educational Tradition/Artistic Style: Reflecting the distinctive Trewhiddle style

Cultural and Temporal Context: Originating from the Late Anglo-Saxon period, crafted in the early 10th century

Discovery/Acquisition Location: Found in the British Isles, specifically in Kent, at Sittingbourne and Milton, near the Daily Chronicle Paper Mills

Materials: Crafted from iron, embellished with silver, copper, copper alloy, and niello elements

Description: This artifact is an iron knife featuring a straight cutting edge and a sharp-edged back, with the tip offset relative to the blade. On one side of the blade, there were originally eight decorative panels, although two of them are now missing. These panels are separated by short vertical strips made from twisted silver and copper wire. Most of the panels are inlaid with silver and niello, except for one that is inlaid with brass.

The triangular panel at the angle of the back depicts a winged creature with a wing ending in an acanthus leaf and a body adorned with double notches. Nearby, there is an oblong panel featuring a symmetrical acanthus plant. The panels to the right are arranged in two rows, with three narrow rectangular fields in each row. However, only one panel is preserved in the upper row, displaying an undulating foliate scroll. 

The first panel of the second row contains an Old English inscription, while the second is inlaid with brass. The last field is quite worn and displays an S-shaped animal with its body pierced by a strand.

Running down the center of the blade is a long narrow band with suspended silver triangles, alternating rectangular panels of silver and brass, all edged with twisted copper and silver wire.

The other side of the blade also has a similar middle band, but the rectangular panels here are arranged more regularly, creating a checkered pattern effect. A second band, also edged with twisted polychrome wire, runs along the back of the blade. It is connected to the band below by two short sections of twisted silver and copper wire. The resulting panel contains another Old English inscription in silver wire letters, facing the back of the blade.

The back of the blade was also adorned with twisted silver and copper wire, alternating silver and brass rectangular panels, and a triangular silver and copper wire terminal at the angle of the blade. However, much of these decorations have now deteriorated or are missing.

Seax

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