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LOT 1413

Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (17 grams total, 20-37 mm).

Two adjoining pieces broadly rectangular in plan with a slight taper, two parallel rectangular recesses with guilloche in relief; remains of lugs to two edges. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Berkshire, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1413

Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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