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LOT 1708
Late Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Gilt Bronze Cloisonne Brooch
LATE 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.96 grams, 24 mm).
With twelve peripheral lobes, the enamelled decoration composed of a blue wavy-armed cross with a central red disc, green and yellow between the arms. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Flordon, Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-7D3199.
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