Anglo-Saxon Disc Brooch Pair
5th-7th century A.D. A matching pair of bronze disc brooches, each comprising a discoid plate decorated with a chip-carved outer circle and quincunx of dot-in-ring motifs; pin lugs and catch plate to reverse. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 4.41, for type. 28 grams total, 37 mm each (1 3/8 in.). Found near Ixworth, Norfolk, UK, 1970s.Ex UK collection.Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman.Accompanied by an old descriptive dealer label. [2]