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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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Garnet inlay to top face and one side face, the latter with hatched foil backing and set against a white meerschaum(?) field; three cells empty; rectangular recess to the underside with a median bar. 4.76 grams, 17 mm
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Saxon 'Sutton Hoo' Type Iron Cauldron Chain
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Or a hanging-bowl chain comprising: nine sets of two parallel-twisted 8-shaped links, with interstitial H-shaped twisted elements, the lower four each with a standing bull figure with prominent horns; a lateral hook with herringbone twisted shank; lower hooked flange with four herringbone-twist bars with looped ends; suspension ring and four-bar herringbone-twisted shank. 3.1 kg, 1.03 m
Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.
The chain and fittings closely resemble those recovered from Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England (British Museum accession ref. 1939,1010.167). It is understood that the chain was used to support a cauldron above the hearth, with additional hooks and suspension brackets for ancillary vessels. The bull-head detailing was present on the wrought-iron stand (ref. 1939,1010.161) from the same grave.
