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LOT 1405
Saxon Bronze Dress Pin Group
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 3 in. (8.2 grams total, 38-77 mm).
One complete with facetted head punched-decorated with ring-and-dot motifs; bulbous facetted pin head punch-decorated with ring-and-dot motifs, partial remains of stem. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Pendant with Star
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Anglo-Saxon Large Bronze Cruciform Bow Brooch
Late 5th-early 6th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £140
Of Martin's Type 3.2.4 (Holywell Row) featuring a trapezoidal headplate with lateral trapezoidal panels, domed knop above; deep bow with facetted ends, T-shaped footplate with lateral lappets, horse-head finial with discoid nostrils; complete ferrous pin and catchplate to the reverse, hollowed reverse to the horse-head. 71 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired circa 1995. From an East Anglian private collection.
The Holywell Row type in Martin's analysis extends from the northern shore of the Thames Estuary as far as Yorkshire, but with a cluster in the Cambridge area. The edges of the headplate show the faintest traces of punched detailing, if this is not the result of the original clean-up when the brooch was taken from its mould; similar marks can be discerned on the footplate below the junction with the bow. The finial shows little zoomorphic detailing but the nostrils are characteristic of the type. The presence of the pin is remarkable.
