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LOT 1498
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Saucer Brooch
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12 grams, 26 mm).
Decorated with five spirals emanating from a central ring-and-dot motif, enclosed within a circumferential border; remains of catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-A6EC93.
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