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LOT 1752
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Acanthus Leaf Strap End
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.07 grams, 33 mm).
Tongue-shaped Winchester Style plaque with openwork acanthus-leaf design, transverse collar, panel with two rivets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007, item 24, for type.
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