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LOT 1695
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (28.5 grams, 87 mm).
With trapezoidal headplate and lateral wings, domed stud above, deep bow and equine finial; ferrous remains to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 12.3.
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LOT 1695
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
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