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LOT 1807
Anglo-Saxon Bronze and Lead Artefact Collection
CIRCA LATE 5TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (47.7 grams total, 9-56 mm).
Comprising: a pin with a ring-and-dot decorated finial; two brooch pin fragments; four pin finials with ring-and-dot decoration; a beast-head strap end; a large section of a trefoil-headed brooch; a lead pendant with cross motifs; a pin head with a quatrefoil. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, Lincolshire and Yorkshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze and Lead Artefact Collection
Circa late 5th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: a pin with a ring-and-dot decorated finial; two brooch pin fragments; four pin finials with ring-and-dot decoration; a beast-head strap end; a large section of a trefoil-headed brooch; a lead pendant with cross motifs; a pin head with a quatrefoil. 47.7 grams total, 9-56 mm
Found Norfolk, Lincolshire and Yorkshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
