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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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The swastika, also known as a gammadion, was an ancient sun symbol that is commonly found in many cultures across the Northern hemisphere. In the Viking period it was associated with Thor and is commonly found on rune-stones and amulets connected to him.
