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LOT 1677
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch
480-570 A.D.
1 3/4 in. (20 grams total, 44.8-45.5 mm).
With deep flared rim, bilinear border to the tondo, band of Style I zoomorphic ornament and central concentric rings; in two pieces with pin-lug and catch to reverse. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Long Crompton, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-1CB11A.
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Broad headplate with flared arms. carinated bow and short footplate with transverse ribbing; pin-lug and part of catch to reverse; repaired from parts. 16 grams, 76 mm
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Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Cruciform Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With highly decorative openwork border of Style I ornament to the headplate formed as a rectangular median plate with lateral wings, enhanced with punched-pellet detail to the sides and top edge of each; raised central square panel with incised rosette; to the middle of each edge a Style I human mask in plan, formed as a T-shaped brow-and-nasal with two pellet eyes, with pairs of Style I profile bird-heads with curved beaks; the bow deep with facetting at each end; the footplate rectangular with Style I lappets; transverse collar above a finial Style I human mask with complex beard below; pin-lugs and scar for catchplate to reverse. 52 grams, 12.3 cm
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