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LOT 1757
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.26 grams, 41 mm).
Appliqué with dense interlace design and traces of gilding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 102, for type.
FootnotesThe style of interlace is similar to that seen on various 8th c. cross shafts, ornamental caskets, etc.
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