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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
8TH-9TH CENTURY AD
2 1/2'' (10.55 grams, 62mm wide).
A bronze penannular brooch comprising a round-section crescent with flared ends terminating in two curved spatulate flat panels each with a ropework border surrounding a two-band knotwork motif.
PROVENANCE:
Found whilst searching with a metal detector on a beach, probably having been washed out of a Viking burial from an overlooking cliff near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK, on Thursday 7th April 2016 by Kelvin Maddocks.
Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference number NMGW-DA579E.
Accompanied by a copy of the PAS report including a museum drawing of the object, a copy of report number NMWPA 2016.43 sent to the finder.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Treasure Hunting Magazine pages where it has recently been published.
PUBLISHED:
Treasure Hunting Magazine, Portable Antiquities Scheme Corner, November 2021, p.38.
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