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LOT 1252
Saxon Gilt Cruciform Pyramid Mount
7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.1 grams, 21 mm).
Displaying incised scroll decoration to the arms and pyramidal faces; four attachment lugs to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2016.
Ex property of an American collector.
Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.), The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, item 113.
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