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LOT 1713
Anglo-Saxon Silvered Bronze Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (22.1 grams total, 30 mm high including stand).
Each of the four faces displaying three punched triangles arranged in pyramid configuration, with reserved chevron between; recess to top with inset garnet (chipped); hollow reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand with banded agate fusiform bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
LiteratureSee Mortimer, P., Woden's Warriors, Ely, 2011, p.115-7.
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LOT 1713
Anglo-Saxon Silvered Bronze Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Anglo-Saxon Silvered Bronze Sword Scabbard Pyramid Mount
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Each of the four faces displaying three punched triangles arranged in pyramid configuration, with reserved chevron between; recess to top with inset garnet (chipped); hollow reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand with banded agate fusiform bead. 22.1 grams total, 30 mm high including stand
From the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990. -
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Saxon Monumental Cross Shaft Fragment
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Dressed block with carved ornament to two faces: Side A: within a lateral frame, high-relief ring-chain section in three-strand format; Side B: three-strand arch intersecting with a four-strand segment and adjacent raised panel, possibly a section of a wing; repaired. 4.8 kg, 18.5 cm
Private collection, England. -
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Saxon Lead and Other Artefact Collection
6th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including three biconvex spindle whorls with low-relief detailing, a bronze hooked tag and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 114 grams total, 25-32 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
