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LOT 1819
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
'THE WILLINGHAM' ANGLO-SAXON BRONZE TREE OF LIFE STRAP END
900-1000 A.D.
2 in. (17 grams, 49 mm).
900-1000 A.D.
2 in. (17 grams, 49 mm).
Tongue-shaped with foliage design in Winchester Style openwork attachment plate to broad end. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Willingham, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2024.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SF-0A3268 including drawings.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007, item 24, for type.
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