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LOT 1267
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/8 in. (14.2 grams total, 27-29 mm).
Comprising: a pendant formed as a stylised bearded face, large loop above; a cruciform mount with five recessed panels with interlace; pierced through twice. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 1990s English collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Roundel with central disc and surrounding band of three-strand guilloche; possibly the 'button' from a shield-boss. 9.24 grams, 28.45 mm
Found Norfolk, Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip.
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5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Found Hampshire, UK.
