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LOT 1204

Anglo-Saxon Iron Ship Rivet

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (75 grams, 57 mm).

An iron ship rivet composed of a tapering rectangular-section body and broad, slightly domed head. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found UK.
Essex gallery, early 2000s.

Literature

Cf. Bruce-Mitford, R., The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. Volume I, London, 1975, p.122, fig.80, for comparison.

CONDITION

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LOT 1204

Anglo-Saxon Iron Ship Rivet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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