401, Lot: 717. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Bronze cruciform brooch. England, Anglo-Saxon, circa mid 6th century AD. Long brooch with rectangular headplate with three knobs, short bow, and stylized horse-head footplate.
Length: 13.9cm. Green patina. Pin missing, corrosion at hinge and catchplate, minor damage to two flanges at mid-length.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Reportedly found at Catterick, North Yorkshire.