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LOT 1785
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount
CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.47 grams, 30 mm).
With curved profile, openwork design in Winchester Style, attachment lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
FootnotesThe decoration shows influence from Scandinavian Ringerike Style.
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