The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 2733:
Anglo-Saxon Strap End with Entwined Beast
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Start price:
£
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Estimated price :
$30 - $40
Buyer's Premium: 30%
VAT: 8.875%
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Anglo-Saxon Strap End with Entwined Beast
9th century AD
A bronze convex-sided strap end of Thomas's Class A1 bearing a central panels of a Trewhiddle Style beast with a panel of knotwork; a palmette-shaped panel respects the two rivet-holes at the top; the finial with a beast-head with square ears and pellet eyes. 6.33 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Fine condition. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old English collection; found UK.
Literature
See Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-ends 750-1100, Finds Research Group Datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2008.
