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LOT 1745
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (18.5 grams, 77 mm).
Trefoil headplate and carinated bow, footplate with lappets and transverse collar, pelta-shaped finial with punchmarks to outer edge; repaired from parts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
