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LOT 0266
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Beast Mount
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (6.72 grams, 45 mm).
A gilt copper-alloy rectangular Style 1 mount displaying a sinuous chip-carved couchant beast in high-relief with good remains of gilding, thick external rim; one remaining rivet and one mounting lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
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, pl.17.
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