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LOT 1383

Saxon Bronze Strap End Collection

CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 - 2 in. (45 grams total, 30-49 mm).

Comprising mainly Thomas's Class A Type 1, some with beast-head finial. [8, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

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

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LOT 1383

Saxon Bronze Strap End Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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