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LOT 1733
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch Fragment
6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (71 grams, 84 mm).
Comprising a headplate with disc to lower corner and Style I mask developing to a shallow bow with thick ridge, footplate with mask and dense interlaced zoomorphic features, lozenge to the centre; pin-lug and catch to the reverse.
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 13.15.
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LOT 1733
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Found Skirpenbeck, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. From an old private collection of a Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-2A90CB. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Hook Fastener Collection
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including triangular and lobed types. 5.06 grams total, 17-34 mm
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Pin Terminal
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Discoid panel with one gilt face, incised concentric quadrants forming a voided cross; attachment point for shank to the reverse. 4.91 grams, 32 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Dress pins of this type were worn in sets of three connected with chains or thongs.
