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LOT 1717

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Necklace Pendant with Trefoil Design

6TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (2.17 grams, 21 mm).

Discoid plaque with intricate maze design, pierced in two places for suspension or attachment. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Gloucestershire, UK.

Literature

Cf. Hines, J., A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches, London, 1997, pl.13(b) (Chessel Down).

Footnotes

Probably the finial from a great square-headed brooch which has become detached; subsequently pierced either for re-attachment or possibly for use as a pendant.

CONDITION

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LOT 1717

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Necklace Pendant with Trefoil Design

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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