Loading, please wait...
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]
ProvenanceFound near Great Chesterford, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2000s.
LiteratureCf.Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 1, Finds Research Group datasheet 32, Sleaford, 2007, item 1.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Harness Pendant with Dragons
Late 5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a bell-shaped body, slot to the upper end, beast-heads to the lateral edges, median raised rib, scrolled detailing to the lower edge; two rows of punchmarks, each a triangle containing three pellets and a separate pellet to the apex. 24.2 grams, 64 mm
Property of a Yorkshire gentleman; found by his grandfather during ground working in the 1950s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comma-shaped lobes to the headplate, gently carinated bow, T-shaped footplate with hemispherical terminal; ferrous remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse, lower part detached. 24 grams total, 30-46 mm
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Square-Headed Brooch
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Of miniature classic form, the headplate having a billeted border and a series of crescentic punchmarks around three sides; three reserved-cross punchmarks complete the headplate design, plain and carinated bow, lozengiform footplate shares the crescentic punch-mark design; two dot-punched lappets spring from the base of the bow and join the footplate, pin lug and catchplate to reverse. 7.05 grams, 42.53 mm
From an old English collection. Ex UK art market.
Cf. MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, p.121, item 14.1.
