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LOT 1716
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (70 grams, 12.8 cm).
With trapezoidal headplate and lateral wings, domed stud above, deep bow and equine finial with discoid nostrils.
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 12.12.
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LOT 1716
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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