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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Style 1 Mount Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Style 1 Mount Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Style 1 Mount
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LOT 0350

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Style 1 Mount

6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (8.91 grams, 24 mm).

Lozenge with scooped sides and deep rim, band of Style 1 zoomorphic ornament, central escutcheon with quatrefoil. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.

Literature

Cf. Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, plate 13(b), for similar gilt-bronze panel.

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LOT 0350

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Style 1 Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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