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LOT 0303
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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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LOT 0303
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Chip-Carved 'Salin's Style 1' Mount
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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