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LOT 1428

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE PENDANT WITH STAR
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (10.4 grams, 37 mm).

Formed from a reused saucer brooch, discoid in plan with pierced lobe to apex for use as a pendant; decorated with a geometric scheme composed of a central raised boss enclosed by a five-point star, concentric circles and waves. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Found Berkshire, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-72DAE0.

CONDITION
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