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LOT 1693
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (13.6 grams, 67 mm).
With three radiating pelta-shaped lugs to the headplate and shallow bow; imitating the form of a cruciform brooch. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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