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LOT 1213

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Saucer Brooch with Running Spirals

6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 32 mm).

Plaque with central pellet and raised pentagon developing to five running spirals; carinated ridge and flared lip; remains of catch and pin-lug to the reverse.

Provenance

Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.16, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1213

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Saucer Brooch with Running Spirals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £176

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