Anglo-Saxon Bronze Girdle Hanger

LATE 5TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (19.6 grams, 10.3 cm).

A T-shaped 'key' consisting of a central stem with a flat, oval attachment loop at the upper end and a T-shaped or W-shaped terminal at the lower end, formed from two prongs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Garton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, circa 2019.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-84E0BD.

Literature

Cf. Hammond, Brett, British Artefacts, Volume 1 - Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009, p.97, fig1.9-c to g.

CONDITION

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