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LOT 1687
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (5 1/8 in.) (54 grams, 11.7 cm (95.4 grams total, 13 cm including stand)).
Of Type West Stow Heath comprising: square headplate with punched horseshoe motifs, lateral trapezoidal wings and three radiating knops modelled in the half-round, deep bow with chamfered ends, collars above the footplate, horse-head finial with pellet eyes and bulb nostrils, loop finial, pin-lug and catch to the reverse with old collector's label '92.225'; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceProperty of an English gentleman; formerly in a UK collection formed 1970s-1990s.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
See West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, for discussion, especially fig.146, item 22.
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LOT 1687
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Saxon Period Bronze Ring with Coiled Bezel
6th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a flat-section hoop tapering to narrow wire finials formed into a coil and the ends wound around the shoulders. 1.48 grams, 21.03 mm overall, 17.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Pin Terminal
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Discoid panel with one gilt face, incised concentric quadrants forming a voided cross; attachment point for shank to the reverse. 4.91 grams, 32 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Dress pins of this type were worn in sets of three connected with chains or thongs. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
Later 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With trapezoidal headplate and lateral wings, domed stud above, deep bow and equine finial; ferrous remains to reverse. 28.5 grams, 87 mm
Found Lincolnshire, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
