In a message dated 4/6/2009 3:00:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
To the best of my knowledge (from the curator at the museum where the band is held) the reasons for this view are: 1. the only other known band in a similar technique is from a secure mediaeval context (chevrons not diamonds, but the same alternate-tablet turning and double-sided structure, most distinctive) 2. the strap end resembles mediaeval ones (though it also look exactly like the saxon ones from the area, see T.C. Lethbridge, can dig out paper if required) 3. the context of the find was "anglo saxon" but there isn't that great a record of the dig, it being before archaeologists improved. I didn't think it had been proved, however. And I'm sure they won't want a sample to be taken for dating - it's awful small! Those reasons make sense, and are understandable; it just makes it hard to document for competition! Thank you! Susan/Albreda **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621488x1201450096/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62)
