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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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