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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]
Provenance
Found UK.
From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market.
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) 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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