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LOT 1753
Saxon 'Published' Bronze Cross Pendant
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.7 grams, 39 mm).
Cruciform pendant with impressed ring-and-dot motifs to the obverse, each arm with notched end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Detector Finds 6, Witham, 2008, p.65, fig.C13.49.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.