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LOT 1738
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Brooch Pendant
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.07 grams, 27 mm).
Discoid with raised rim and central roundel, band of gilt knotwork ornament surrounding; later pierced for suspension; pin-lug still on reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 6.20, for type.
FootnotesThe item began as a disc brooch with parcel-gilt obverse, and was later converted to a pendant; perhaps the catch became detached and the owner wanted to keep it in use.
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