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LOT 1399
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Enamelled Brooch with Cross
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.65 grams, 25 mm).
With circular frame enclosing a cloisoné enamel cruciform design in shades of blue and white, six radiating lobes to the rim each with an enamel fill.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Literature
Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, items 1.1.1-h, 1.1.1-i.
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LOT 1399
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Enamelled Brooch with Cross
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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