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LOT 1350
Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Zoomorphic Strap End
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (10.5 grams, 56 mm).
With an animal head in relief to one terminal, ears laid back against the body, the body with geometric ornament inlaid with niello.
ProvenanceFound near Brandon, Suffolk, UK, late 2000s.
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