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LOT 1403
Anglo-Saxon Nummular Disc Brooch
6TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.19 grams, 28 mm).
Displaying a stylised regardant beast standing within a raised geometric border, punched ring-and-dot eye and detailing; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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Anglo-Saxon Tinned Bronze Bird Brooch
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Displayed in profile facing right; remains of tinning; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. 5.9 grams, 29 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-9B6095. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Entwined Serpent Mount
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With openwork design of two serpents interlaced, each with billeted body and lentoid eyes, ropework border to the shorter sides; old collector's accession numbers to the underside '91.115' and '15871'. 10.9 grams, 46 mm
UK collection formed 1970s-1990s. Ex property of an English gentleman.
The decorative pattern of this mount is similar to what, according to S. West, is an Anglo-Saxon die found in Suffolk, where legless animal forms are represented lying head to tail, with beaded bodies within a beaded border. Also here the animals are showing interlaced jaws and headed bodies, all contained in a border. -
Saxon Bronze Brooch Group
7th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising an equal-arm brooch with punched ring-and-dot motifs to both terminals; remains of a cruciform brooch with three knops and incised linear ornament; a zoomorphic brooch or mount in the form of a bird, some remains of gilding. 19 grams total, 29-36 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
