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LOT 0332
Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (68 grams, 12.6 cm).
Comprising a rectangular headplate with a central trapezoidal panel, three radiating collared D-section knops; a deep carinated bow with chamfered step at each end; trapezoidal foot with lateral coiled lappets; gusseted collar and carinated horse-head finial with scrolled nostrils; ferrous mass to reverse with impressed fabric, catchplate.
Provenance
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK.
Property of a Durham private collector.
Literature
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, pl.149(2), for type.
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