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LOT 1766
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Saucer Brooch
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (17.8 grams, 39 mm).
With raised flange rim, tondo with raised border and four radiating Style I profile heads around a central stud; pin-lug and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.44, for type.
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