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LOT 1755
Saxon Bronze Clothes Fastener
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.91 grams, 23 mm).
Discoid plaque with lateral attachment loops, sturdy hook, Y-shaped Trewhiddle Style ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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