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DARK AGE, VIKING & ANGLO SAXON

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WDA 5484

Anglo Saxon Disc Brooch. A bronze silvered and gilt disc brooch, the decoration consists of a round repousse insert decorated in a continuous swirl pattern. 7th-8th Century. 19 mm diameter. Iron spring in place but iron pin missing as usual.

£185.00

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WDA 6080

Anglo Saxon Plate Brooch. A circular bronze plate brooch with chip carved decoration in the form of an interwoven cross. 7th-9th Century AD. Norfolk. 29 mm diameter.

£110.00

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WDA 5884

Anglo Saxon Cruciform Long Brooch. A bronze cruciform long brooch with a single knob decorating the head and stylised animal head decorating the foot. 5th-6th Century AD. 72 mm high. Iron pin missing otherwise complete.

£120.00

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WDA 6146

Anglo Saxon Cruciform Long Brooch. A bronze cruciform long brooch with a single knob decorating the head and stylised animal head decorating the foot. 5th-6th Century AD. 60 mm high. Iron pin missing otherwise complete.

£95.00

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WDA 6147

Anglo Saxon Cruciform Long Brooch. A bronze cruciform long brooch with a single knob decorating the head and incised lines decorating the foot. 5th-6th Century AD. 61 mm high. Iron pin missing otherwise complete.

£85.00

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WDA 5853

Dark Ages Equal Ended Brooch. A Bronze equal ended brooch with ring and dot decoration to the body. 46 mm long. Attractive glossy green patina, iron pin missing as usual.

£55.00

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WDA 5760

Anglo Saxon Decorative Plate. A gilded bronze quarter with entwined chip carved decoration. 5th-7th Century AD. North Yorkshire. 46 mm high. Originally from a large circular pin head that was then utilised as a pendant. Classic Kings of Northumbrian style. One corner as become detached (please see image), but this fits perfectly back in to place.

£85.00

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WDA 6076

Anglo Saxon. Decorative Mount. A chipped-carved bronze tongue shaped mount. The body decorated with a gilded entwined fantastic animal (style I). There are two bronze pins on the reverse side that were used to fix this piece to iron, some of which still remains. Possibly a decorative mount from an helmet or harness. 6th Century. Lincolnshire. 24 mm long. Attractive and very rare.

£350.00

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WDA 6426

Viking Silver Strap-end. A solid silver gilt Viking strap-end decorated in the "Winchester style". The decoration consists of two facing birds or animals separated by a large floral pattern, possibly a tree. This style generally degenerated as the years went by into a more simplified openwork pattern. 26.2 gms. 10th-11th Century. 26 mm long. A very rare item.

£450.00

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WDA 6439

Ostrogothic Silver Buckle and Plate. A solid silver buckle and plate set with three rectangular panels of garnets or red glass. 7th-8th Century. European. Length 40 mm, width 30 mm. Very attractive, complete and in working order. Large fragment of the original leather belt still attached to the back plate.

£425.00

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WDA 6440

Ostrogothic Silver Buckle and Plate. A large solid silver gilt buckle and plate decorated with an inset rope design. 7th-8th Century. European. Length 50 mm, width 42 mm. Very attractive, complete and in working order. Fragment of the original leather belt still attached sandwiched between the plates. Originally made with three large domed rivets, two lost and then repaired in antiquity with silver pins. Approximately 100% of the gilding in place.

£325.00

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WDA 6077

Dark Ages. Silver Buckle and Plate. A large solid silver buckle and plate complete with pin. The plate still retains the three large silver domed rivets that would have held the leather belt in place. 5th-7th Century AD. European. 48 mm wide by 58 mm high. Complete and still in working order.

£255.00

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WDA 4839

Dark Ages Silver Strap-end. A tongue shaped silver strap-end, the whole body decorated with inlaid niello. 9th-10th Century. 37 mm long. In perfect condition and attractive.

£275.00

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WDA 5848

Dark Ages Strap-end. A large silvered bronze strap-end decorated with dot and punched crescents. 6th-7th Century AD. 74 mm long. Complete, attractive and with nearly 100% of the silvered surface still intact

£65.00

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WDA 4838

Anglo Saxon Strap-end A bronze strap-end with animal headed terminal, behind this is a decorated panel with inlaid niello. 8th-9th Century. Nottinghamshire. 32 mm long.

£55.00

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WDA 5340

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. This strap-end is quite rare and unusual as it is unfinished. It was possibly lost whilst in mid manufacture, and shows the basic shape before all the final decoration was applied. 8th-9th Century. Norfolk. 37 mm long. Attractive green patina.

£55.00

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WDA 5883

Anglo Saxon Dress Fastener. A bronze dress fastener the body decorated with a ring and dot design. 8th-9th Century. North Yorkshire. 20 mm Long. Attractive with a superb green patina.

£25.00

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WDA 5851

Anglo Saxon Bronze Pin. A bronze pin with bulbous circular head. 8th-9th Century. North Yorkshire. 37 mm high. Complete and in its original "as found" shape, just as it was last used.

£30.00

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WDA 6039

Viking Ring Headed Pin. A complete Viking bronze ring headed pin with long slender body that flattens out slightly near the base before it tapers to the point. Circa 9th Century AD. North Yorkshire. 130 mm long. Ring headed pins are Extremely rare finds from England, especially when in complete working condition and in "just as it was last used" shape. For more Information on Ring Headed Pins "Click here"

£225.00

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WDA 5808

Viking Lead Weight. A cone shaped lead weight, the top set with a small cross pattee shaped piece of bronze. 7th-8th Century. North Yorkshire 12 mm high and 14 mm wide at base. Complete and rare.

£75.00

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