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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Cruciform Brooch Terminal Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Cruciform Brooch Terminal Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Cruciform Brooch Terminal
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LOT 1696

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Cruciform Brooch Terminal

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (8.9 grams, 34 mm).

Trefoil-shaped lug with large pellet eyes and scrolled beard flanked by two Style I avian heads. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Suffolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.

CONDITION
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LOT 1696

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Cruciform Brooch Terminal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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