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LOT 1770
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Decorated Ligula
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (4.53 grams, 88 mm).
A square-section shank with median 'bowtie' plaque, flat bowl, pierced finial with wire suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Parfitt, K. & Anderson, T., Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Dover, Archaeology of Canterbury New Series vol. VI, Canterbury, 2012, fig.10.4 (f).
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Opening Bid: £94
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