Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/8 in. (62.9 grams, 13 cm).

Comprising a rectangular headplate with a central trapezoidal panel, three radiating collared knops; a deep carinated bow with chamfered step at each end, gusseted collar and carinated horse-head finial with projecting 'eyes' at the top, bulbous projecting nostrils at the base; 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. similar examples in Hammond, B., British Artefacts, Volume I, Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009, figs.1.1.4.1-c and d.

CONDITION

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