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LOT 1862
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Keystone Type Brooch
530-570 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (10.11 grams, 38 mm).
Single-piece disc brooch with broad rim, inner band and segmented tondo with three triangular cells to accept inserts and three panels of Salin's Style I ornament; remains of gilt surface.
ProvenanceFound West Ashton, Wiltshire, UK, by Mr William Michael Puddy with eyes-only whilst walking his dog, in the summer, before 1st September 2006.
Property of a Wiltshire lady, by descent from her late father.
Accompanied by a copy of the Devizes Museum item entry form dated 1st September 2006 and signed by the finder and curator.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WILT-F561A1.
Accompanied by a copy of an an article about the circumstances of finding etc. titled Treasure Trove, by Jo Watkins.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.1 - Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009, item 1.1.6.6h.
FootnotesThe triangular cells were originally set with glass or garnet inserts.
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