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LOT 1810
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Brooch Terminal with Moustached Face
CIRCA 500-550 A.D.
7/8 in. (4.34 grams, 21 mm).
Finial from the headplate of a cruciform brooch with plano-convex mask and crescent below; attachment lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, (Group IV), fig.152(5).
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LOT 1810
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Brooch Terminal with Moustached Face
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Anglo-Saxon Lead Beast Facing Back Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid brooch with bilinear frame and a low-relief motif of a beast facing back; catchplate and remains of pin lugs and base of loop for a swag of beads to the reverse. 10.3 grams, 27 mm
Found near North Kelsey, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Brooch Terminal with Moustached Face
Circa 500-550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Finial from the headplate of a cruciform brooch with plano-convex mask in conical brimmed hat, crescent below with bird-head terminals; remains of attachment loops to reverse. 2.3 grams, 21 mm
Found near Gunthorpe, North Norfolk, UK, on Friday 22nd October 2021. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-43286D. -
Anglo-Saxon 'Cocked Hat' Sword Pommel Cap
England, 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a rectangular-in-plan cap with a median lobe and scooped edges, a small attachment lug to each short end; outer faces of the lobe with a neat circular socket; a recess to the underside. 13.9 grams, 49 mm
Found UK. From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
