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LOT 1507
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Girdle Hanger Pair
6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 - 5 1/4 in. (55 grams total, 13.2-13.5 cm).
Each with a suspension loop (one occluded) and decorative terminal, possibly formed as beast heads. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk excavation in the late 19th century.
Ex property of a Nottingham gentleman by descent.
Cf. The British Museum, Museum number 1854,0224.3, for similar dated 5th-6th century A.D.
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