Copper-alloy, 20.07 grams, 53.15 mm. 10th-11th century AD. A cast tongue-shaped strap end of Class E1 comprising a thick border and symmetrical internal foliage in openwork. The flat upper flange is pierced with three attachment holes. Reference: Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap-ends 750-1100: Part II, The Finds Research Group AD700-1700, Datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2008. Good fine condition. Provenance: found Harston, Cambridgeshire, England.

Silver-gilt, 10.41 grams, 33.52 mm. 10th-11th century AD. A thick, cast strap end with decorative elements in high relief. The design comprises a cross with central boss, between the arms of which are four similar bosses within semicircles. A raised bar runs across the top beyond which is the thinner bar pierced for attachment. Similar D-shaped strap ends are a Late Saxon development influenced by contemporary Scandinavian fashions.; the heavy moulding and geometric design are based on Winchester Style manuscript decoration and its derivatives in the plastic arts. Gilding remains on some of the surface. Reference: Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap-Ends 750-1100 FRG Datasheet no.32, 2004, no.23-4. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old continental collection.

Copper-alloy, 5.38 grams, 32.02 mm. 9th-11th century AD. A split Viking or Anglo-Scandinavian strap end comprising a flat plate expanding to end in a symmetrical pair of bulbs. Reference: cf. more elaborate openwork example in Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003 item V12-0105. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found East Anglia, England.

Copper-alloy, 11.69 grams, 42.01 mm. 10th-11th century AD. A cast strap end of D-shaped profile. The openwork decoration comprises a central column with flared triangular middle section between the two outer edges with curled inner protrusions. The wide upper end is decorated with three ring-and-dot motifs, and a further example is placed on the central panel on both upper and lower surfaces. The lower end features a discoid terminal with a circular piercing. The central column may represent the Mjötviðr or World-Tree which sustains all creation. Reference: cf. openwork strap end in Murawski, P.G. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003, p.327. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.