Late 5th-6th century AD. A shallow circular silver dish with applied flared foot to the underside; the upper surface with rolled rim and two bands of triple line engraving; at the centre, a roundel depicting three reserved elongated beasts, with outer and inner bands of lines, pellets and teeth with niello infill, secured to the body of the dish by a domed rivet with niello-filled cross and a beaded collar. See Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, p.90-100, and references there.423 grams, 20cm (8"). Ex Cooper collection, Gloucestershire, UK; acquired by her grandfather in Europe in the 1950s; thence by descent; accompanied by a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10432-170279. The representations of the beasts are reminiscent of the Quoit Brooch Style from the late 5th and early 6th century. [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]