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LOT 0299
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Mythical Beast Shield Mount
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (10.2 grams, 60 mm).
With punched outline to the body and legs, gilded head with open jaws and raised cell eye; attachment studs to the reverse.
Provenance
Found near Grimsby, UK, circa 2015.
Literature
Cf. Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, p.360; Green, B., Rogerson, A., The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Bergh Apton, Norfolk: Catalogue, East Anglian Archaeology Reports. Gressenhall: Norfolk Archaeological Unit, 1978.
Footnotes
A number of similar mounts, probably from shields or possibly saddles, have been found in England, notably the beast from grave 26 at Bergh Apton (Norfolk) where the animal depicted may be a bear.
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