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LOT 2138
Saxon Silvered Bronze Strap End
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (4.55 grams, 42.8 mm).
Split along the upper edge of the plate; two lobes with piercings for the attachment rivets and pellet between; central panel ornamented with two inlaid length of silver scrolled motifs; zoomorphic terminal with triangular ears, bulbous eyes and a ribbed square snout.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Webster, L & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.98, fig.69n.
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LOT 2138
Saxon Silvered Bronze Strap End
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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