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LOT 1675

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (11.7 grams, 53 mm).

A bow brooch of small-long type with rectangular headplate, deep carinated bow, flared footplate with ribbed collars; punched horseshoe detailing, pellets to the headplate; hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Horncastle, Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 15.16, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1675

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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