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LOT 1789

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back

900-1000 A.D.

1 1/8 in. (6.78 grams, 28 mm).

Discoid in plan with low-relief regardant beast within a beaded border, remains of lug and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2024.
Acquired on the UK art market.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-0A4178.

Literature

Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, pl.6(3).

CONDITION

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Museum Recorded

LOT 1789

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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