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LOT 1315
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (86 grams total, 12-46 mm).
Mainly comprising fragmentary artefacts, including: brooch elements displaying ornament; sleeve clasps with repoussé pellets; loop fittings; buckles; pierced roundel with figure to one face and star in crescent to the other; together with other items. [15, No Reserve]
Provenance
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s.
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