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LOT 0327

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch Pair

5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (50 grams total, 41-42 mm).

Matched pair, each with an upturned rim; concentric bands of pellets and segmented circles; pin-lug and catch to the reverse. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, in 1992.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12778-239464.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.33.

Footnotes

Saucer brooches are a female Saxon fashion, contemporary with the Anglian penannular and cruciform types, normally worn at the shoulders to secure a tubular dress.

CONDITION

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LOT 0327

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820

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