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LOT 1394
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End with Rivetted Silver Plate with Beast Facing Back
9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/5 in. (5.59 grams, 37 mm).
Of Thomas's Class A, rectangular with convex sides and slit at one end to accept the leather or fabric of the belt or strap; applied sheet silver panel attached with four silver rivets, bearing a Trewhiddle Style regardant beast with its tail looped over its rump; remains of an animal-mask finial beside the panel; reverse marked with PAS reference KENT-112CEC.
ProvenanceFound while searching with a metal detector near Romney, Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, in 2018.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-112CEC.
Disclaimed under treasure reference no.2018T664.
See Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007.
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LOT 1394
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End with Rivetted Silver Plate with Beast Facing Back
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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