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LOT 0264
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Mount with Interlaced Panels
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.98 grams, 28 mm).
A gilt copper-alloy mount composed of a broad annular body with slightly domed profile, the body quartered with each cell displaying a chip-carved interlace motif configured A:B:A:B; rim, edges and central cell with raised rim; rivet and flat-section mounting bar to reverse.
ProvenanceFound UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
Cf. similar detailed interlace quadrants in Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, p.91.
FootnotesThe item was originally conceived as an appliqué with central cell probably containing a cabochon garnet or meerschaum disc. At some point later a bar was added across the reverse with the ends of the rivets interrupting the surface design.
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LOT 0264
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Mount with Interlaced Panels
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,240
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Beast Mount
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A rectangular gilt copper-alloy Style 1 mount displaying a chip-carved beast facing right; remains of a mounting lug to reverse. 1.18 grams, 32 mm
Fine condition, small loss to one end end.
Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Beast Mount
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A square-shaped gilt copper-alloy chip-carved mount with mounting lugs to reverse; gilt beast with three-strand body; secondary holes to accept mounting rivets, one still in place. 3.88 grams, 16 mm
Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
The small integral fixing pins on the reverse were removed when the mount had to be re-used; two holes were drilled through the image just inside the frame. -
'The Pershore' Anglo-Saxon Hanging Bowl Mount with Horse-Head
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
A bronze bowl mount or escutcheon comprising a discoid panel with gently curved profile and zoomorphic hook; the panel with reserved La Tène comma-leaf decoration on a pounced field (intended to receive enamel fill); the hook with median gusset to the outer face, horse-head finial, bulbous La Tène ornament at the base. 23.7 grams, 48 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Pershore, Worcestershire, West Midlands, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.WAW-BC2657.
