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LOT 1705
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ANGLO-SAXON BRONZE WRIST CLASP PAIR
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (10.16 grams total, 33 mm each).
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (10.16 grams total, 33 mm each).
Each a flat bronze plaque with two panels of horizontal ribbing dividing the upper face, a pair of ring-and-dot motifs to the outer panels and a single motif to the median, loop to the rear edge of each panel and pierced lug to the forward edge; Hines Form B12. [2, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK.
Property of a Durham private collector.
LITERATURE:
See Hines, J., Clasps-Hektespenner-Agraffen, Stockholm, 1993, p.47.
FOOTNOTES:
The two clasp-halves are from the same suite but are not a pair - the corresponding half would be similar but with a hook to engage with and fasten the pierced lug.
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