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LOT 1195

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Double-Axe Shield Mount

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (7.5 grams, 45 mm).

A bronze mount with gilded lozengiform central element and T-shaped 'axe' extensions; the lozenge with three-band collars, punched bands to the edges and central quatrefoil motif with pellets to the ends; two thick mounting lugs to the reverse, one with its mounting rove in place.

Provenance

Found Hertfordshire, UK.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom pages where it is published.

Published

Hammond, A.B., Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, 4th Edition, 2021, p.451, A09-0304.

Literature

See Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.1 - Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009, p.75-81, for discussion.

CONDITION

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LOT 1195

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Double-Axe Shield Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £254

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