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LOT 1354
Saxon Bronze Brooch Group
7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (19 grams total, 29-36 mm).
Comprising an equal-arm brooch with punched ring-and-dot motifs to both terminals; remains of a cruciform brooch with three knops and incised linear ornament; a zoomorphic brooch or mount in the form of a bird, some remains of gilding. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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