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LOT 1266
Anglo-Saxon Gold Chip-Carved Bronze Roundel
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.24 grams, 28.45 mm).
Roundel with central disc and surrounding band of three-strand guilloche; possibly the 'button' from a shield-boss.
Provenance
Found Norfolk, Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip.
Literature
Cf. Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010, item 11.02, for type.
Footnotes
The item is described on the museum's accompanying slip as a 'disk brooch' but it lacks any sign of having had a catch or pin-lug attached.
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LOT 1266
Anglo-Saxon Gold Chip-Carved Bronze Roundel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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