JewelryAnglo-Saxon9th century

Strap End

9th century

Classification

Jewelry

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Mixed copper alloy, silver inlay and traces of gilding

Culture

Anglo-Saxon

Period

Middle Ages, Early

Century

9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

2.83 x 0.09 cm (1 1/8 x 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Joseph Linzalone, Wolfshead Gallery, Ridgewood, NY, sold]; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.

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