Loading, please wait...
LOT 0286
Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (86 grams, 13.4 cm).
Comprising: rectangular headplate with raised borders and concentric bands of Style I animal ornament and central disc; three ribs to the shallow bow with central disc; horse-head lappets to the shoulders, cruciform footplate with raised inner rim and Style I motif, boss with surrounding tiered collar to the foot and lateral lugs; remains of catch, pin-lug and ferrous pin to the reverse.
ProvenanceFound Seaham, Co Durham, UK.
Property of a Durham private collector.
See Hines, J., A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches, London, 1997, pl.45(a), Londesborough for type.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Entwined Serpent Mount
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With openwork design of two serpents interlaced, each with billeted body and lentoid eyes, ropework border to the shorter sides; old collector's accession numbers to the underside '91.115' and '15871'. 10.9 grams, 46 mm
UK collection formed 1970s-1990s. Ex property of an English gentleman.
The decorative pattern of this mount is similar to what, according to S. West, is an Anglo-Saxon die found in Suffolk, where legless animal forms are represented lying head to tail, with beaded bodies within a beaded border. Also here the animals are showing interlaced jaws and headed bodies, all contained in a border. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch
480-570 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With deep flared rim, bilinear border to the tondo, band of Style I zoomorphic ornament and central concentric rings; in two pieces with pin-lug and catch to reverse. 20 grams total, 44.8-45.5 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Long Crompton, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-1CB11A. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Double Beast-Headed Mount
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Pelta-shaped in plan, formed as a vertical column with flared base developing to a transverse crescent ending in dragon-heads with open jaws and curled upper lips placed against the column; punched pellet and crescent detailing. 13.7 grams, 38 mm
Found Barton Mills, Suffolk, UK.
