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LOT 1642
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (11.3 grams, 61 mm).
Comprising a rectangular headplate with radiating arms, long bow with median punched ornament, triangular footplate with catch and pin-lugs to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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