ANGLO-SAXON RUNNING SPIRALS SAUCER BROOCH 5th-6th century AD A large gilt-bronze saucer brooch with chip-carved decoration on the gilded face, broad flared rim surrounding a flat central plate; to the centre an iron rivet with a broad head; seven chip-carved running spirals with notched upper edges and chamfered ridge surrounded by a series of radiating stamped horseshoe motifs; to the reverse, the pin lugs and remains of the catchplate. 29 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). Near extremely fine condition, almost fully gilded. Provenance From an old English collection; found East Anglia. Literature Cf. the saucer brooch from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, published in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.7 with similar running spiral and horseshoe motifs.
ANGLO-SAXON RUNNING SPIRALS SAUCER BROOCH 5th-6th century AD A large gilt-bronze saucer brooch with chip-carved decoration on the gilded face, broad flared rim surrounding a flat central plate; to the centre an iron rivet with a broad head; seven chip-carved running spirals with notched upper edges and chamfered ridge surrounded by a series of radiating stamped horseshoe motifs; to the reverse, the pin lugs and remains of the catchplate. 29 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). Near extremely fine condition, almost fully gilded. Provenance From an old English collection; found East Anglia. Literature Cf. the saucer brooch from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, published in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.7 with similar running spiral and horseshoe motifs.
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