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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pelta Mount with Interlace Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pelta Mount with Interlace Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pelta Mount with Interlace
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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]

Provenance

Found 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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