Apollo Art Auctions

January 2024 Auction  –  28 January 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , January 2024 Auction

Ancient Art & Antiquities

Su, 28.01.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

ANGLO-SAXON BRONZE CRUCIFORM BROOCH

Ca. 6th century AD
A bronze cruciform brooch with a carinated bow, rectangular headplate, and frontal knob. Decorated with incised patterns. These brooches were produced in a variety of shapes and sizes and were typically used to secure clothing and other textiles, such as cloaks or veils. For a similar example, see R. Hattatt, A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, Oxbow Books, 2000, fig. 231, p. 372.
Size: 115mm x 30mm; Weight: 52g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 200 - 300

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Price realized 110 GBP
Starting price 100 GBP
Estimate 200 GBP
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