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LOT 1196

Anglo-Saxon Disc Brooch Pair

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (28 grams total, 37 mm each).

A matching pair of bronze disc brooches, each comprising a discoid plate decorated with a chip-carved outer circle and quincunx of dot-in-ring motifs; pin lugs and catch plate to reverse. [2]

Provenance

Found near Ixworth, Norfolk, UK, 1970s.
Ex UK collection.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman.

Accompanied by an old descriptive dealer label.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 4.41, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1196

Anglo-Saxon Disc Brooch Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £171

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