Viking Age Bronze Belt Mount and Strap End Group
9th-11th century A.D. Including an openwork strap end of Thomas's Class E Type 1, a mount with gilt detailing, a mount with segmented surface and niello inlay, a heavy bifacial strap end with zoomorphic motifs. See Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007. 84 grams total, 41-57 mm (1 5/8 - 2 1/4 in.).

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. [4, No Reserve] [For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price]