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Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (7.88 grams, 35 mm).
Consisting of part of the semi-circular headplate embellished with three radiating knops and a band of geometric swirls, arched bow with raised rib and boss. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found near Boxford, West Berkshire, UK, in 2001.
Accompanied by various correspondence with West Berkshire Council and the British Museum, including a letter disclaiming the brooch as treasure dated 22nd November 2001, BM Treasure case: 2001 T1.
Accompanied by PAS record id. PAS-D36287.
PUBLISHED:
Published in Archaeology in West Berkshire 2001-2002, Front cover and p.11 (accompanied by an original copy of the publication).
FOOTNOTES:
The brooch is similar to Rhineland examples from Andernach and Bonn, Germany (H Kühn, Die germanischen Bügelfibeln der Völkerwanderungszeit in der Rheinprovinz(Bonn, 1940), Taf. 67: 6,3; 6,5; 6,6). However, a more ovoid form ending in an animal head is not impossible.
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