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LOT 1585
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Ansate Brooch
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (8.41 grams, 43 mm).
Comprising two discs connected by a low median bow, the discs with pelleted chevrons and rims, the bow with pelletted chevrons and central knop; solder scars to the reverse where the catch and pin-lugs were attached. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1684.
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