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LOT 1697
Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Purse Mount in the Shape of a Bird of Prey
CIRCA 500-600 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (3.27 grams, 40 mm).
Openwork appliqué comprising a horizontal panel with chip-carved undulating bar, above, the arched neck of a bird with hooked beak and circular cell for the eye, the beak connected to a vertical claw; beneath, body curved into a loop with the leg joining the median panel below the claw, lateral pierced attachment spur; eye with calcareous fill. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Bishopstone, Seaford, Lewes, East Sussex, UK, in 2023.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUSS-33C6E1.
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LOT 1697
Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Purse Mount in the Shape of a Bird of Prey
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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