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LOT 1410

Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Zoomorphic Strap End

CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.

2 5/8 in. (12.5 grams, 66 mm).

Leaf-shaped with double piercing at the upper end, beast-head finial, remains of silver panels with niello ornament; Thomas's Class A 1. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Great Chesterford, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2000s.

Literature

Cf.Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 1, Finds Research Group datasheet 32, Sleaford, 2007, item 1.

CONDITION

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LOT 1410

Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Zoomorphic Strap End

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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