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LOT 1209
Saxon Garnet-Inlaid 'Face' Buckle Element
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.84 grams, 23 mm).
A portion of a gold buckle or fitting with garnet cloisonné 'face' to the obverse, bands of granulation above and below; comprising a triangular panel with two garnet disc 'eyes' above a greenish (perhaps serpentine) filling to the upper cell, and a row of four garnets below; the effect represents either a face, or the other way up, two serpents settled with their addorsed heads resting on the baseline; two mounting loops to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
See Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.1 - Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009.
FootnotesThe design replicates in cloisonné technique the dense artwork found for example on saucer brooches and sword pommels where serpents and quadrupeds are crowded into small spaces in the design. See for example Hammond (2009), item 1.1.6.6-h, a pair of saucer brooches with panels of animals and birds.
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