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LOT 1488
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Group
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 in. (24.2 grams total, 34-51 mm).
Comprising strap ends decorated with zoomorphic and geometric designs; sleeve clasps displaying decorative grooves and ribbing together with some remains of enamelled ornament; remains of a bow brooch with beast head footplate. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCambridgeshire collection, 1990s.
LiteratureSee MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, items 29.29, 29.31, for wrist-clasps.
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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