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LOT 1772
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Equal-Arm Brooch Group
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (16.8 grams total, 38-40 mm).
Group of three ansate brooches each with pin-lugs and catch to reverse. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Norfolk, UK.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1684.
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