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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Collection Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Collection Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Collection
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LOT 1733

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Collection

6TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

5/8 - 1 3/4 in. (41 grams total, 15-43 mm).

Including: ansate brooch, wrist clasp, hooked tags, pyramid mount and other items, some with gilding. [8, No Reserve]

Provenance

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.

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LOT 1733

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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