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LOT 1825
Anglo-Saxon Iron Nail Collection
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (704 grams total, 32-64 mm).
Comprising square- and discoid nail heads, each with the stub of the round- or square-section shank. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The large size and thick shank of some pieces implies that they have come from a substantial timber structure: either a feasting hall or perhaps a sailing vessel.
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Fragment Collection
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including cruciform, small-long and other types. 165 grams total, 25-65 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With rectangular headplate, shallow bow, foot absent; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse; the headplate with lozengiform panels to the upper corners and broad frame with ring-and-triangle stamped ornament; inner raised frame with opposed-triangle stamping, guilloche border with a raised square at each corner bearing punched pellet; high-relief Salin's Style I beast to the centre above the end of a vertical bar; broad, almost flat bow with lateral ribs and vertical bar, pierced by a stud to accept an applied disc (absent); lappets of Salin's Style I profile horse-heads flanking the junction of the bow with the footplate. 68.7 grams, 82 mm
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Bronze Brooch
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Disc brooch with stepped rim, pin-lug and catch to reverse; enamelled foliage design to obverse. 6.42 grams, 25 mm
Found Little Saxham, Suffolk, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
