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LOT 2101
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Chip-Carved Mount
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.63 grams, 22 mm).
Rectangular in plan with raised rim, raised 'basketwork' design surrounding a central rectangular cell; remains of ferrous stud to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, fig.52 (11.1).
FootnotesThe design is based on Salin's Style I where overlapping and intersecting parallel lines form the body of an animal.
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LOT 2101
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Chip-Carved Mount
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a rectangular headplate and deep bow, the elongated foot with two lateral extensions and a flared finial; a marriage. 22.2 grams, 79 mm
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Hipped Pin with Engraved Head
Circa 8th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
