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LOT 1726
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (26 grams, 83 mm).
A bronze cruciform brooch formed of a raised rectangular headplate with rectangular lateral wings surmounted by domed knop with ribbed collar; D-section bow with transverse ribbing; ribbed footplate extending to an animal-head terminal with prominent eyes and rounded nostrils; catchplate to the reverse with ferrous remains. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market.
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) BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.97, item 12.4.
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LOT 1726
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Flat plaque formed as a facing mask with triangular beard extending from beneath the nose, two lateral curled arms each ending in an avian head; attachment holes and voids; back strap absent. 6.52 grams, 31 mm
Found Flordon, Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-805A2A.
The facing male mask flanked by birds of prey is believed to represent Woden, the war-god, with ravens on his shoulders; this motif appears later in Scandinavia as Oðin with his ravens, Huginn and Muninn. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Nummular Brooch
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Disc brooch with pin-lug to the reverse and scar where the catch was soldered on, low-relief design of a profile bust inside a ring of ropework and pellets. 3.54 grams, 23 mm
Found near New Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.FAKL-DFD6D3.
The design of the brooch is based on the form of contemporary coins. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising a rectangular headplate flanked by lateral trapezoidal wings and with a stepped knop above, carinated bow, rectangular footplate with lateral L-shaped lappets, gusseted collar above a stylised horse-head finial with vertical posts for the pellet eyes and scrolled panels for the nostrils; lines of punched point detailing to the edges; catch to the reverse and ferrous mass at the pin-lug; repaired. 86 grams, 14 cm
Found UK. From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection. Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
