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LOT 1808
Anglo-Saxon Lead Beast Facing Back Brooch
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.3 grams, 27 mm).
Discoid brooch with bilinear frame and a low-relief motif of a beast facing back; catchplate and remains of pin lugs and base of loop for a swag of beads to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near North Kelsey, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, no.3.26 for type; MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 4.67 for lead-alloy brooches.
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LOT 1808
Anglo-Saxon Lead Beast Facing Back Brooch
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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