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LOT 0678
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,495
SAXON GERMANIC GILDED IRON SPANGENHELM CHEEK PIECE
(Gilt iron, 46 grams, 14 cm.).
(Gilt iron, 46 grams, 14 cm.).
Circa mid-6th century AD. An iron cheekpiece from a Spangenhelm with punched scale decoration, gilded; to the edge a series of circular holes for the leather thong binding.
PROVENANCE:
Property from the collection of Axel Klausen; formerly in a private German collection; found outside of Krefeld, Germany in 1962.
FOOTNOTES:
Similar to the cheekplates on the princely helmet from Morken, Germany.
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AUCTIONS:
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