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LOT 0267

Anglo-Saxon Red Enamelled Mount with Interlace

CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (7.23 grams, 27 mm).

A bronze lozenge-shaped mount with slightly convex profile displaying a quartered geometric motif of crosses composed of knotwork circles, all within a square frame and with a notched outer border; surviving traces of red enamelling within the cells; pierced rectangular mounting lug to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.

Literature

Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.6-w, for similar design.

Footnotes

The pierced attachment lug is typical of plates attached to horse-harness and similar leather items.

CONDITION

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LOT 0267

Anglo-Saxon Red Enamelled Mount with Interlace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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