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LOT 1519
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch Pair
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 3/8 in. (97.6 grams total, 10.7-11.2 cm).
Comprising stylised bead head footplates and engraved and punched geometric decoration over the headplates and bodies; remains of pin lugs and catchplates to reverses. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Norfolk excavation in the late 19th century.
Ex property of a Nottingham gentleman by descent.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1856,0701.5174, for similar.
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