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Comprising a square headplate with two rectangular panels and knob to the top, short bow and tapering foot with trefoil finial; catchplate and remains of a pin and pin-lug; repair to one panel. 69 grams, 13.3 cm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

With scrolled ends and deep chip-carved median band, conical socket in the crook of each bow; hooked catch and pierced lug to reverse with remains of ferrous pin. 4.13 grams, 23 mm



Found Lancing, between Worthing and Brighton, West Sussex, UK, circa 2006. From the private collection of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman.

The S-fibula is a very popular type of small garment fastener found in Frankish areas of Continental Europe and beyond. In England, its distribution is largely confined to Kent and the south coast, but with outliers as far north as Co. Durham. The present piece is a very restrained design, beautifully executed and preserved by its high-quality gilding.

Rectangular in plan with raised rim, raised 'basketwork' design surrounding a central rectangular cell; remains of ferrous stud to reverse. 6.63 grams, 22 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

The design is based on Salin's Style I where overlapping and intersecting parallel lines form the body of an animal.

Featuring a cruciform headplate, a deep bow and a slender footplate; a marriage. 12.8 grams, 65 mm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.

Lozengiform in plan with hatched field and raised cross pommee and central domed stud; attachment pin to reverse. 6.2 grams, 26 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising a trapezoidal headplate with stamped and chip-carved detailing, broad bow, trefoil footplate with lappets beneath the bow, remains of the ferrous pin to the reverse of the headplate and a solder scar where the catchplate was attached; a marriage. 86.2 grams, 12.3 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.

Comprising a round-section shank with a scrolled end to retain the suspension ring; ring-and-dot stamp to outer face; flat panel to end with three more stamps; shallow bowl with five holes in quincunx formation. 29.9 grams, 19.2 cm



From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Comprising a rectangular headplate with a central trapezoidal panel, three radiating collared knops; a deep carinated bow with chamfered step at each end, gusseted collar and carinated horse-head finial with projecting 'eyes' at the top, bulbous projecting nostrils at the base; a marriage. 62.9 grams, 13 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.

With trefoil head, narrow carinated bow, ribbed foot, punched crescent detail to the edges of the headplate. 17.9 grams, 59 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

With a round-section tappering pin, ribbed collar and a globular head with applied pellets and engraved linear motif. 26.3 grams, 62 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Comprising a flat triangular plate with an integral hook at the apex; perforated for attachment at upper corners and with a beaded outer edge; the hook complete, D-shaped in cross-section with shallow step at the junction with the plate; obverse with lightly incised design of seven dots connected by straight lines; base of the hook with low-relief panels and lateral notches; Read's Class A, type 1. T 3.5 grams, 36 mm



Found East Sussex, UK, on 26th February 2017; declared as potential Treasure under the Treasure Act with Treasure reference no.2017T353, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUSS-624040. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed.

Read's Class A, type 1 with a triangular sharp-hooked plate and two rivet holes and Lewis and Naylor's (2013) Type B1.c.i with triangular plate and incised linear decoration. The type has been dated to the mid- to later Anglo-Saxon period and a number are now recorded on the PAS database, including WILT-7E2A83 (lacking the border and with more elaborate lobes at the attachment end) and CAM-1DFCE2 (more elaborately decorated).

Segmented deep bow with wide headplate, remains of attachment lug to the reverse. 14.4 grams, 39.6 mm wide



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.