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LOT 1272
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch with Face
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.31 grams, 19 mm).
With raised border and chip-carved warrior mask motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex David Winter collection, Kent, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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