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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Girdle Hanger Pair Anglo-Saxon Bronze Girdle Hanger Pair Anglo-Saxon Bronze Girdle Hanger Pair
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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]

Provenance

From a Norfolk excavation in the late 19th century.
Ex property of a Nottingham gentleman by descent.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, Museum number 1854,0224.3, for similar dated 5th-6th century A.D.

CONDITION
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LOT 1507

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Girdle Hanger Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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