Anglo-Saxon Bronze Bowl Mount in the Shape of a Bird

LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (34.6 grams, 58 mm).

Comprising a rounded conical shank with flange to the lower edge, a hooked finial formed as an avian head and neck with eye and beak detailing; incised low-relief swept wings to the outer face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 47.19, for type.

CONDITION

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