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LOT 1888
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End Group
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (15.7 grams total, 32-34 mm).
Comprising one large openwork strap end and two smaller with beast-head finials. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Map by Robert Morden of Saxon Britain
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Hand-coloured in outline, framed and glazed with identification label to verso, published in 1695; with Old English place names printed in appropriate font and spelling. 1.06 kg, 44 x 36.5 cm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Group
6th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising: strap-end with trefoil finial, split shank and pin; gilt wrist clasp of Hines's Form C1 with hook to fore edge, rectangular cell above the hook with enamel fill. 14.93 grams total, 36-42 mm
Found Norfolk, UK, 1980s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The enamel fill on the clasp is most unusual, probably restricted to a small area of the Cambridgeshire Fens. -
Anglo-Saxon 'East Anglia' Bronze Decorated Buckle and Plate
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Triangular plate with three domed rivets, hinged loop and tongue; hatched ornament. 9.4 grams, 49 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.