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LOT 1691
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pelta Mount with Interlace
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.58 grams, 20 mm).
With dense panel of three-strand knotwork in low relief. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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LOT 1691
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pelta Mount with Interlace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Found UK. From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection. Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
The long brooch is of developed Anglian cruciform type, originally possibly fitted with iron sprung pin of type G. The specimen shows an evolution from the Gothic crossbow type: especially in England, the knobs of the cruciform type brooches were cast integrally with the head-plate, which became larger and the bow below the arched section sprouted bronze lugs. -
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UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
