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LOT 1722
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (12.7 grams, 35 mm).
With raised flange rim, tondo with raised border and six spirals with connecting tendrils around a central stud; pin-lug and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 209, for type.
FootnotesThe majority of these Saxon saucer brooches have a design based on five spirals, although some with six are known.
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