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LOT 1617
Anglo-Saxon 'Thames' Bronze Hook Fastener Collection
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (4.59 grams total, 15-30 mm).
Including three discoid hooked tags with incised cross design, two triangular hooked tags and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
See Read, B., Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008, for discussion.
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Anglo-Saxon 'Thames' Bronze Hook Fastener Collection
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Including three discoid hooked tags with incised cross design, two triangular hooked tags and other types. 4.59 grams total, 15-30 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector.
