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LOT 0353
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.
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 12.36 for examples on the headplate of a brooch.
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