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LOT 1790
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Reliquary Box Mount Fragment
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (6.65 grams, 44 mm).
Irregular fragment of a bronze panel with reserved saltire and central pierced roundel; flanking panels of low-relief spirals, triquetras, scrolls and other motifs; possibly Hiberno-Saxon work. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired circa 1980.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Reliquary Box Mount Fragment
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Irregular fragment of a bronze panel with reserved saltire and central pierced roundel; flanking panels of low-relief spirals, triquetras, scrolls and other motifs; possibly Hiberno-Saxon work. 6.65 grams, 44 mm
Acquired circa 1980. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £754
Discoid in plan with raised rim and inner ridge decorated with notches, six radiating arms with notch detailing and interstitial chevrons; central knop rivetted from reverse; remains of catch to reverse. 20.4 grams, 37 mm
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector.
The saucer brooch was one of the commonest types of brooches used by Anglo-Saxon women, usually occurring in matched pairs on the chest. This typology extends in time from the 5th to the late 6th century, especially diffused south of the Humber and East of the Severn, with a concentration in the south Midlands and Upper Thames Valley. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Brooch Terminal with Moustached Face
Circa 500-550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Finial from the headplate of a cruciform brooch with plano-convex mask and crescent below; attachment lug to reverse. 4.34 grams, 21 mm
Found near Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
