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LOT 0300
Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Zoomorphic Terminal
CIRCA 800-1100 A.D.
1 in. (1.97 grams, 26 mm).
Formed as a tapering stylised animal head pointing down with a short, blunt snout with wide nostrils and bulging eyes, a shallow concave depression behind the eyes with two further smaller depressions on the neck; the reverse with an evenly stamped hexagonal decoration.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Wymondham, Norfolk, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-947019.
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LOT 0300
Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Zoomorphic Terminal
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Zoomorphic Terminal
Circa 800-1100 A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Formed as a tapering stylised animal head pointing down with a short, blunt snout with wide nostrils and bulging eyes, a shallow concave depression behind the eyes with two further smaller depressions on the neck; the reverse with an evenly stamped hexagonal decoration. 1.97 grams, 26 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Wymondham, Norfolk, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-947019. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Hipped Pin with Engraved Head
Circa 8th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With a round-section tappering pin, ribbed collar and a globular head with applied pellets and engraved linear motif. 26.3 grams, 62 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Complex Animal Harness Mount
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Rectangular with raised border enclosing a low-relief design of entwined stylised animals; four bosses to the obverse. 7.86 grams, 21.9 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
