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LOT 1747
Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Bronze Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.42 grams, 25 mm).
Disc brooch with stepped rim, pin-lug and catch to reverse; enamelled foliage design to obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Little Saxham, Suffolk, UK.
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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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Looped Square-Headed Bow Brooch
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With rectangular headplate and carinated bow; transverse ribbing with tremolier detailing; with remains of the iron pin, loop to chain together the pair. 19.9 grams, 94 mm
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End with Beast Finial
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rectangular-section body with separate plate with two pins soldered to the underside, beast-head terminal with triangular ears placed along the flat sides, ridged brow, and trumpet-shaped muzzle. 6.81 grams, 55 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch Group
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: Avent's Class L with flange to the rim, inner collar, central helmetted mask with scaphoid mouth, remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse; Avent's Class L with flange to the rim, inner collar, central mask with central 'eye', remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. 5.03 grams total, 13-15 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Brooches of Class L show a developed design in which the original mask has been transformed into a single 'eye' motif in a frame.
