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Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Formed as a pair of bottle-shaped plates attached to a tweezer shank with loop and suspension ring; traces of mineralised fabric to one face. 18.4 grams, 94 mm
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, for similar.
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, for similar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ansate type with U-section shank, three ring-and-dot motifs to the obverse, ferrous pin stub and catch to underside. 10.1 grams, 45 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK.
Ex UK collection.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Found North Yorkshire, UK.
Ex UK collection.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Flat-section penannular bracelet with dot decoration to the upper face. 4.57 grams, 38 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Disc brooch with four L-shaped voids spaced to form a reserved swastika motif, band of punched pellets to the rim, remains of the pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. 20 grams, 41 mm
Found East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 5.1.
The swastika, also known as a gammadion, was an ancient sun symbol that is commonly found in many cultures across the Northern hemisphere. In the Viking period it was associated with Thor and is commonly found on rune-stones and amulets connected to him.
Found East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 5.1.
The swastika, also known as a gammadion, was an ancient sun symbol that is commonly found in many cultures across the Northern hemisphere. In the Viking period it was associated with Thor and is commonly found on rune-stones and amulets connected to him.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £43
Including plano-convex, discoid, polyhedral and other types, many with inked collector's legend. 322 grams total, 18-37 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Formed of two twisted rods with overlapping arms and loop terminals. 63 grams, 13 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Formed as a miniature axehead with broad blade, ribbed border and three ring-and-dot motifs, flat socket pierced for suspension. 4.82 grams, 31 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Bifacial with engraved notches on the blade and X O X motif, pierced for suspension. 2.42 grams, 18 mmFine condition.
Collection since 1995.
Bavaria, Germany, before 2000.
Property of a UK gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Collection since 1995.
Bavaria, Germany, before 2000.
Property of a UK gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Penannular body formed from two rods twisted about each other with looped terminals. 32 grams, 14.5 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
With bifurcated arms, applied pellets and suspension loop. 5.7 grams, 26 mmVery fine condition.
German art market before 2000.
With a European gentleman living in the UK.
Ex property of a Surrey gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
German art market before 2000.
With a European gentleman living in the UK.
Ex property of a Surrey gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: stirrup mount with lobed finial, Williams Class A, Type 2B, pierced twice at the lower edge; stirrup mount with lobe finial, Williams Class A, Type 6 with vertical frond design; U-section strap fitting with beast-head detailing. 37.7 grams total, 36-46 mm
Found East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997; Williams, D., Stirrup Terminals, Datasheet 24, Finds Research Group, 1997.
Found East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997; Williams, D., Stirrup Terminals, Datasheet 24, Finds Research Group, 1997.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising of tongue-shaped belt buckle with low-relief zoomorphic decoration and pelletted border; leaf-shaped strap end with zoomorphic head finial and interlaced design to one side; mount with raised centre and a pair of ribbed arms. 25 grams total, 44-55 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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