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LOT 0348
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Square-Headed Brooch
6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in (19 grams, 65 mm.).
Comprising a rectangular headplate with geometric panels and punched horseshoes to the border, thick ribbed bow, trefoil footplate with mask to the disc finial; reverse with catch and ferrous remains to the pin-lug. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found UK.
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection.
Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 14.8, for type.
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