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LOT 1740
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Dagger Fitting with Interlaced Design
8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.58 grams, 26 mm).
Baluster from a knife with straight lower edge and three vandykes above, low-relief knotwork motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly from a collection of a Berkshire gentleman, 1990s onwards.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1740
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Dagger Fitting with Interlaced Design
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Collection
6th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including: ansate brooch, wrist clasp, hooked tags, pyramid mount and other items, some with gilding. 41 grams total, 15-43 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Fragment Collection
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including cruciform, small-long and other types. 165 grams total, 25-65 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Button Brooch
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Gilt disc brooch of Avent & Evison's Class Iii with carinated inner border and three radiating arms forming a mask; pin-lug and catch to the reverse 1.86 grams, 16 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The heavy stylisation of the design has converted the helmet's brow-band and nasal into a simpler form, almost geometric in execution. It is paralleled by two unclassified types in Avent & Evison, numbered 19.1, 19.2,
