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LOT 1664
Saxon Lead and Other Artefact Collection
6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (114 grams total, 25-32 mm).
Including three biconvex spindle whorls with low-relief detailing, a bronze hooked tag and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, p. 91 (hooked tag).
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Brooch Terminal
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Knob from a cruciform brooch with attachment loop to rear; stylised facing mask with conical pellet etes, flanking avian heads and panel beneath. 9.96 grams, 40 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. -
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pelta Mount with Interlace
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With dense panel of three-strand knotwork in low relief. 2.58 grams, 20 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A bronze cruciform brooch formed of a raised rectangular headplate with rectangular lateral wings surmounted by domed knop with ribbed collar; D-section bow with transverse ribbing; ribbed footplate extending to an animal-head terminal with prominent eyes and rounded nostrils; catchplate to the reverse with ferrous remains. 26 grams, 83 mm
Found UK. From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
