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LOT 0326
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch
LATER 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (40 grams, 49 mm).
Featuring a dished face displaying a chased cross with Style I Tiermensch motifs in each quarter, all framed by concentric rings, broad eccentric flange rim; central pellet in red enamel; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse.
ProvenanceCambridgeshire collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, items 2.29, 2.32, 2.34, for type.
FootnotesEnamel detailing is exceedingly rare on early Anglo-Saxon metalwork, and is almost confined to items produced in the south Midlands to the west of the Fenland.
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