Anglo-Saxon Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

4 7/8 in. (86.2 grams, 12.3 cm).

Comprising a trapezoidal headplate with stamped and chip-carved detailing, broad bow, trefoil footplate with lappets beneath the bow, remains of the ferrous pin to the reverse of the headplate and a solder scar where the catchplate was attached; a marriage. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.

Literature

Cf. Hines, J., A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches, London, 1997, item 101(a) Barrington, for a very similar example.

CONDITION

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