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LOT 1736
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (8.65 grams, 41 mm).
With rectangular headplate and deep bow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, 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 15.1.
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