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LOT 1726
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Looped Square-Headed Bow Brooch
LATE 5TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (19.9 grams, 94 mm).
With rectangular headplate and carinated bow; transverse ribbing with tremolier detailing; with remains of the iron pin, loop to chain together the pair. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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