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LOT 1511
Late Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Bronze Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.9 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid in form with seven circular lugs to the perimeter and central design of raised scrolled cells; some remains of polychrome enamelling.
Provenance
Found Hull, Humberside, UK.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
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LOT 1511
Late Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Bronze Brooch
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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