Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Brooch Terminal

6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (9.96 grams, 40 mm).

Knob from a cruciform brooch with attachment loop to rear; stylised facing mask with conical pellet etes, flanking avian heads and panel beneath.

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 12.36 for examples on the headplate of a brooch.

CONDITION

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LOT 0353