LOT 2765 Anglo-Saxon Gilt Lozenge-Shaped Brooch
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10th-11th century AD. A gilt bronze lozengiform plate brooch with radiating floral decoration and five large silver domed rivets forming a quincunx; pin and lug to the reverse, catchplate absent. See Backhouse, J., Turner, D.H., Webster, L. The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art 966-1066, London, 1984. 10.98 grams, 38.99mm (1 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. The decoration of the brooch is typical of the Late Anglo-Saxon Winchester Style, seen in manuscripts such as the Ramsey Psalter. Prominent domed rivets are found on contemporary high-status objects such as the Sutton (Isle of Ely) brooch.
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