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LOT 1831
Anglo-Saxon Zoomorphic Cruciform Brooch
LATE 5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (16.8 grams, 64 mm).
The headplate with a raised trapezoidal panel with rectangular wings decorated with grooves, a full-round knob projecting from the end of the central panel, a keeled bow and an animal head foot; a catchplate and pin-lugs on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Uttlesford, Essex, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-0D30CE.
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LOT 1831
Anglo-Saxon Zoomorphic Cruciform Brooch
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Bronze Artefact Group
6th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Mixed group of items, including a pin finial, strap end, the head-plate from a brooch, and others. 124 grams total, 15-51 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Discoid in plan with raised rim and inner ridge decorated with notches, six radiating arms with notch detailing and interstitial chevrons; central knop rivetted from reverse; remains of catch to reverse. 20.4 grams, 37 mm
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector.
The saucer brooch was one of the commonest types of brooches used by Anglo-Saxon women, usually occurring in matched pairs on the chest. This typology extends in time from the 5th to the late 6th century, especially diffused south of the Humber and East of the Severn, with a concentration in the south Midlands and Upper Thames Valley. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Foot with Mask
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
High-status finial formed as a facing mask with raised pellet eyes and arching eyebrows, triangular nose and horizontal pouting mouth; two opposing bird heads with hooked beaks flanking the brow; section of carinated footplate above. 11.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near North Kelsey, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
This is the finial from the footplate of a cruciform brooch of 'florid' type, the last phase of development of this brooch type.
