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LOT 2137
Dark Age Bird-Headed Strap End
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (30 grams, 71 mm).
Comprising a flat-section body with incised annulets and zig-zag motifs, a bird-shaped openwork finial with hooked beak and large eye set with a red stone cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Midlands, UK, collection, 1990s.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2137
Dark Age Bird-Headed Strap End
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Large Dark Age Silver Cicada Brooch
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
With raised triangular body panel, ribbed neck and pellet eyes flanking the head; pin-lugs and catch to reverse; inked collector's number '211x2'. 13.9 grams, 63 mm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Dark Age Bird-Headed Strap End
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a flat-section body with incised annulets and zig-zag motifs, a bird-shaped openwork finial with hooked beak and large eye set with a red stone cabochon. 30 grams, 71 mm
Ex Midlands, UK, collection, 1990s. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Hunnish Gilt Strap Attachment with Four Stylised Heads
6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £270
Cruciform in plan with central disc pierced with a saltire-shaped void and crenellated border; each radiating arm ending in a mask with centre-parted hair and short beard. 35.7 grams, 60 mm
Private collection, London.
The size and shape of this ornamental cross are evocative of metalwork that would have decorated clothing. However, the fact that the cross does not have a loop on the back suggests that it may not necessarily have been worn, while the ring in the centre and the grooves along that ring suggest that a rope of some sort may have been threaded through. One possibility is that this was a harness mount.
