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LOT 1741
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Penannular Brooch
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (27.6 grams, 54 mm).
Round in section with lobe finals each with ring-and-dot motif to the upper face, ribbing to the shank, pin absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Seaham, Co Durham, UK.
Property of a Durham private collector.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 11.2, for type.
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