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LOT 1662
Saxon Bronze Strainer Spoon
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
71/2 in. (29.9 grams, 19.2 cm).
Comprising a round-section shank with scrolled end to retain the suspension ring; ring-and-dot stamp to outer face; flat panel to end with three more stamps, shallow bowl with five holes in quincunx formation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 49.1, for type.
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