Details

LOT 1257

Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Cruciform Brooch

6TH CENTURY AD

6 1/2" (97 grams, 16.5 cm).

A cast cruciform brooch with rectangular headplate, shallow bow and extended footplate; the top and side elements of the headplate formed as addorsed bird-heads attached to a billetted bar; the headplate with central Style I Tiermensch element; the bow with central square Style I panel; the footplate with square Tiermensch panel flanked by rectangular lappets; the finial a male mask with the beard extending to addorsed bird-heads below; to the reverse, the pin-lug and catchplate are in place; heavy gilding to the surface.

Provenance

Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980's-early 1990's; found Saxthorpe, Norfolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), item 12.33.

CONDITION