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LOT 1201
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Button Brooch with Helmetted Warrior
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (2.28 grams, 16 mm).
Class Ai; broad flange rim and circular frame enclosing a facing male mask with helmet detailing; pin-lug and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hampshire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Avent, R. & Evison, V.I., Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982, item 18.7, for type.
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LOT 1201
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Button Brooch with Helmetted Warrior
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