Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Fenris Wolf Strap End

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (9.38 grams, 54 mm).

Comprising an elongated plate with longitudinal split and rivet, animal-head decoration to the narrow end; openwork scrolled tendril motif developing to a sinuous beast. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007, item 36.

CONDITION

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