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LOT 1778
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Brooch with Bust
9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (8.2 grams, 28 mm).
With dentilled rim and profile bust with cross in imitation of a coin design.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Abramson, T., Sceattas. An Illustrated Guide, King's Lynn, 2006, p.63 (Vanimundus Series Va type 55, silver variety VaB); Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.1.2-e.
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LOT 1778
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Brooch with Bust
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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