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LOT 1206
Anglo-Saxon Zoomorphic Strap End with Lobed Cross
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (1.17 grams, 54 mm).
A bronze zoomorphic strap end of Thomas's Class A displaying a reserved central lobed cross against a hatched field (keyed to accept sheet silver ornament), stylised beast head finial below; split upper edge and mounting lugs to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 1, Finds Research Group datasheet 32, Sleaford, 2007, items 1, 4.
FootnotesThe four areas surrounding the cross have been keyed to accept a silver panel each; silver inserts were also placed within the 'eyes' on the cross, of which one is still in place.
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