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LOT 1749
Anglo-Saxon Agnus Dei Type Pewter Brooch
CIRCA LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.68 grams, 23.65 mm).
A rare nummular brooch with pierced lugs to the reverse; low-relief design comprising a pelletted border and cross, quadruped supporting a processional cross. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Ex Paul Moore collection, 1990s-2000s.
Accompanied by a Paul Moore display card.
Literature
See British Museum accession no. 1951,0206.1, for a more elaborate form of nummular brooch.
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