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LOT 1768
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.84 grams, 30 mm).
With oval headplate with three knobs, the obverse decorated with curvilinear knotted ridged design, rounded bow; ferrous remains to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Skirpenbeck, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
From an old private collection of a Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-2A90CB.
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