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LOT 1742
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch with Helmetted Head
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.68 grams, 12.7 mm).
Brooch of Avent's Class L with flange to the rim, inner collar, central mask with central 'eye', remains of pin, lugs and catchplate to reverse.
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureSee Avent, R. & Evison, V.I., Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches, in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982.
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LOT 1742
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch with Helmetted Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch with Helmetted Head
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Brooch of Avent's Class L with flange to the rim, inner collar, central mask with central 'eye', remains of pin, lugs and catchplate to reverse. 1.68 grams, 12.7 mm
Found Norfolk, UK.
