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LOT 1656
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End
9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (3.58 grams, 41 mm).
Convex-sided with two attachment holes at the upper edge, niello-filled limb detail to the body and beast-head finial; Thomas's Class A. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Brown collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2013.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 1, Finds Research Group datasheet 32, Sleaford, 2007, item 5, for type.
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Found Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Three objects with record sheets by Jim Halliday plus accompanied by various other correspondence from Lincolnshire museum services. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Saxon Gilt Bronze Applique
7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Chip-carved with lozenge-shaped panel above, three lugs on the underside. 2.79 grams, 22 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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'The Middle Aston' Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch with Bird Motif and Composite Boss
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
With a deep flange, chamfered inner ridge and eye-shaped motifs, second chamfered edge with a wide inner band of Style I bird motif decoration surrounding a central rivetted boss, catchplate and pin-lug to verso; signs of an academically interesting ancient rivetted repair to the outer flange; rare. 36 grams, 59 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Middle Aston, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, UK, on Wednesday 1st May 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.OXON-B4DF83. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Saucer brooches are a female Saxon fashion, contemporary with the Anglian penannular and cruciform types, normally worn at the shoulders to secure a tubular dress.
