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LOT 1729
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Fragments
6TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 in. (217 grams total, 15-53 mm).
Including: cruciform brooch, button brooch, disc brooch, wrist clasp, belt mounts and other items, some with traces of gilding. [35, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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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Anglo-Saxon Iron Nail Collection
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising square- and discoid nail heads, each with the stub of the round- or square-section shank. 619 grams total, 36-56 mm
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Saxon Gold Teardrop Pendant with Cabochon Garnet
Late 5th-early 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With inset polished cabochon garnet, suspension loop above. 0.66 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Cruciform Brooch
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Of Martin's Group 4 with rectangular headplate and florid face-masks to the three edges; pellet eyes, deep bow with with square central panel, remains of footplate with square lateral lappets, finial absent; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse; gilded surface abraded. 46.7 grams, 82 mm
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The florid type of cruciform brooch stands at the end of the series and probably dates to the middle of the 6th century according to the most recent discussion (Martin, 2015). T
