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LOT 1697
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Hook Fastener
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.2 grams, 28 mm).
D-shaped tag with hook to the apex and pierced lugs above ring-and-dot motif surrounded by pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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