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LOT 1749

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch Group

6TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 - 5/8 in. (5.03 grams total, 13-15 mm).

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. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

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.

Literature

Cf. Avent, R. & Evison, V.I., Anglo-Saxon Button Broochesin Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982.

Footnotes

Brooches of Class L show a developed design in which the original mask has been transformed into a single 'eye' motif in a frame.

CONDITION

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LOT 1749

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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