Anglo-Saxon Gold and Garnet Disc Pendant

LATER 7TH CENTURY AD

1 1/4" (5.11 grams, 31mm).

A flat disc pendant with beaded wire border, applied ribbed loop extending to the rear face; gold cellwork cross with inset cloison garnets and beaded wire border, central domed glass boss with green glass knop.

Provenance

Treasure Act reference 2013T371, disclaimed; supplied with documentation. Ex Baird collection; formerly property of a Surrey gentleman.

Literature

Cf. disc pendants with garnet cloison decoration in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, items 24.1, 24.2, 24.6; similar pendants in the Boss Hall hoard in Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 33(b).

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LOT 0375

Anglo-Saxon Gold and Garnet Disc Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,356

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