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LOT 0304
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Complex Animal Harness Mount
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.86 grams, 21.9 mm).
Rectangular with raised border enclosing a low-relief design of entwined stylised animals; four bosses to the obverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
For design, see Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, plate 17 and 51, for design.
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LOT 0304
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Complex Animal Harness Mount
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £100
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