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LOT 1717
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End with Beast Finial
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (6.81 grams, 55 mm).
Rectangular-section body with separate plate with two pins soldered to the underside, beast-head terminal with triangular ears placed along the flat sides, ridged brow, and trumpet-shaped muzzle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100 - Part 1, Finds Research Group Datasheet 32, 2003.
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