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LOT 1306
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (15.9 grams, 49 mm).
Formed with a pelta-shaped body, two attachment studs to the reverse, reserved border with raised triangular panel, beaded inner rim enclosing a chip-carved design of Style I Tiermensch motifs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near Diss, Suffolk, UK.
Literature
Cf. Carver, M., Sutton Hoo. A Seventh Century Princely Burial Ground and its Context, London, 2005, item 25a(ii), for type.
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LOT 1306
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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