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LOT 1834
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small Long Brooch
450-550 A.D.
2 3/8 in. (14.8 grams, 62 mm).
With three radiating rectangular knops on the headplate, shallow carinated bow, segmented footplate with trapezoidal foot; large catch and pin-lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Willingham, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2024.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-0A5807.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Penn, K. & Brugmann, B., EAA 119: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Inhumation Burial Norwich, 2007; Martin, T., The Cruciform Brooch and Anglo-Saxon England Woodbridge, 2015.
FootnotesThe brooch is classified as Penn and Brugmann's SM2 type, small-long with trefoil headplate; most of its features can be paralleled from the cruciform brooch typology.
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small Long Brooch
450-550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With three radiating rectangular knops on the headplate, shallow carinated bow, segmented footplate with trapezoidal foot; large catch and pin-lug to reverse. 14.8 grams, 62 mm
Found near Willingham, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-0A5807. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The brooch is classified as Penn and Brugmann's SM2 type, small-long with trefoil headplate; most of its features can be paralleled from the cruciform brooch typology. -
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