Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch

LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (20.4 grams, 37 mm).

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.

Provenance

Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK.
Property of a Durham private collector.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.27, for type.

Footnotes

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.

CONDITION

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