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LOT 1485

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch

6TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/4 in. (18 grams, 70 mm).

Trefoil projections to the headplate, almost conical bow and collared lower body; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, item 15.68.

CONDITION

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LOT 1485

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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