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LOT 1193

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Small Square-Headed Brooch

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (8.24 grams, 42 mm).

A gilt-bronze small square-headed brooch with shallow bow and punched crescent detailing, pin-lug and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Cambridgeshire, UK.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 14.3, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1193

Anglo-Saxon Gilt Small Square-Headed Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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