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LOT 0402

Estimate
GBP (£) 700 - 900
EUR (€) 810 - 1,040
USD ($) 940 - 1,210

ANGLO-SAXON BRONZE CHIP-CARVED 'SALIN'S STYLE 1' MOUNT
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3 5/8 in.) (20.7 grams, 30 mm (55 grams total, 93 mm high including stand)).

Rectangular in plan with raised border and central panel with slot; chip-carved Style I Tiermensch design; four studs and textile remains to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of the late David Miller, a distinguished Hertfordshire collector and numismatist, active during the 1990s.
with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013.
Private collection, London.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, pl.17(b), for type.

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