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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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The swastika, also known as a gammadion, was an ancient sun symbol that is commonly found in many cultures across the Northern hemisphere. In the Viking period it was associated with Thor and is commonly found on rune-stones and amulets connected to him.
