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LOT 0349
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Style 1 Gusset Plate
6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (7.7 grams, 51 mm).
Triangular in plan with median rib extending from a triangular panel to the beast-head finial; lateral panels of dense Style I ornament; later piercing below straight edge; Hines's Class B. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Hines, J., Clasps-Hektespenner-Agraffen, Stockholm, 1993, p.74.
FootnotesGusset plates were attached to the lower sleeve of female dresses to ensure that the fabric did not tear when the cuff was opened.
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