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LOT 1730
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch Fragment
6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (55.2 grams, 63 mm).
Comprising a rectangular headplate with concentric rectangles bearing ropework, hatching and punched detailing; bow with three vertical ribs, punched detail in the recesses; pin-lug to reverse.
ProvenanceFormerly from a collection of a Kent, UK, collector established from the 1990s.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1730
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch Fragment
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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N.B. This lot is for collection only.
