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DARK AGE, VIKING & ANGLO SAXON

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WDA 6825

Anglo Saxon Bronze Hanging Bowl Mount. An elaborate bronze hanging bowl mount, sub-triangular in form with a slightly curved face and recessed back. The face is enamelled in red and decorated with two designs in relief, to the base is a triquetra knot infilled with niello. To the top, a larger asymmetrical design, consisting of an interlaced continuous pattern and two triangular cells, each with niello outline and infilled with orange or yellow enamel. The design is possibly an animal mask-like representation. The remainder of the body is silvered which as now turned a dark grey. 7th-8th Century. Lincolnshire. UKDFD Ref. No. - 22650. 57.4mm high, 23.4mm wide. A very rare item.

£850.00

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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 7453

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. 58mm high. Iron pin missing otherwise in very good condition. Attractive green patina.

£85.00

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WDA 9877

Viking Mount. A copper alloy tongue-shaped mount. Decorated in relief with a human figure, arms and legs outstretched and raven perched on head. All this surrounded by a border of foliate or simplistic animal masks. 14.7g. 10th - 11th century AD. Lincolnshire. 36mm x 33mm.

£285.00

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WDA 9872

Viking Stirrup Mount. A copper alloy stirrup mount in the form of a facing animals head, possibly a wolf, with pointed ears and snout. 10th-11th Century AD. Williams Class A, Type 7. Lincolnshire. 40 mm high x 27 mm wide. Complete.

£125.00

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WDA 9869

Anglo Saxon Cruciform Side Knob. A cast copper-alloy side knob from a large florid cruciform brooch, with chip-carved decoration, spatula terminal, stylised human face and interlaced ribbon patterns. On the reverse are the remains of the two lugs for the axis bar. 6th -7th century AD. Recorded at PAS: SWYOR-A59B17. Found north Lincolnshire in 2010. 22mm x 31mm.

£55.00

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WDA 9158

Anglo Saxon Wrist clasp. An early Anglo-Saxon cast copper-alloy wrist clasp of two piece manufacture. Consisting of a cast decorative mount with two gilded chip-carved panels riveted to a flat base. Late 5th - 6th century AD. East Yorkshire. 38mm x 15mm.

£125.00

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WDA 8468

Anglo Saxon Wrist clasp. An early Anglo-Saxon cast copper-alloy wrist clasp. The decoration consists of two nose to nose open-work horse's heads with their ears serving as stitching loops. The back of the clasp shows traces of tin where the hook or eye would have been fixed. Late 5th - 6th century AD. UKDFD # 50474. Lincolnshire. 30mm x 16mm.

£85.00

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WDA 9849

Anglo Saxon Wrist Clasp. An early Anglo-Saxon cast copper-alloy wrist clasp. Decoration consists of four (one missing) lobes with crescent-shaped punch-marks. Late 5th - 6th century AD. Found near Scunthorpe in 2010. 39mm x 20mm. Recorded at PAS: SWYOR-B96361 & UKDFD # 35262.

£35.00

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WDA 8518

Anglo Saxon Zoomorphic Mount. A rectangular copper-alloy mount engraved with four back to back stylised horses heads. The surface still retains nearly 100% of the heavily tinned / silvered decoration. An interesting piece with two fixing pins on the reverse, most probably for fitting to leather. Circa 5th - 6th century AD. North Yorkshire. 23mm x 13mm.

£95.00

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WDA 7303

Anglo Saxon Bronze Mount. An Anglo Saxon bronze mount with lozenge shaped body and recessed, gilded square terminals. On the reverse there are two small fixing lugs. 8th - 9th century AD. 37 mm x 12 mm.

£65.00

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WDA 6836

Anglo Saxon Bronze Pin. A bronze pin with flat rectangular head decorated on both sides with a double ring and dot design. 8th-9th Century. North Yorkshire. 65 mm long. Complete.

£40.00

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WDA 7792

Anglo Saxon Bronze Pin. A bronze pin, the head is conical in shape with a flat top. 8th-10th Century. North Yorkshire. 62 mm high. Complete.

£35.00

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WDA 8901

Anglo Saxon Bronze Pin. A bronze pin with elongated multifaceted head decorated with single incised dots. 8th-10th Century. North Yorkshire. 65 mm in length. As found condition.

£30.00

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WDA 7793

Anglo Saxon Bronze Pin. A bronze pin, the head is cup shaped with a flat top. 8th-10th Century. North Yorkshire. 43 mm high. Complete.

£30.00

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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 9162

Anglo Saxon Bronze Pin. A bronze pin with barrel shaped head decorated with fine lines and groves. 8th-10th Century. Lincolnshire. 54mm in length.

£25.00

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WDA 8902

Anglo Saxon Bronze Pin. A bronze pin with multifaceted head decorated with single incised dots. 8th-10th Century. North Yorkshire. 55 mm in length. As found condition.

£25.00

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WDA 8889

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with a stylised animal head terminal. The body is decorated with a crouching, left-facing mythical beast in the Trewhiddle-style. The body and animal head still retains nearly all of the pale yellow enamel. 8th-9th Century. Thomas Class A, Type 1. North Yorkshire. 39 mm x 12 mm. Complete with both original rivets and an overall light green patina. A superb example of this type.

£150.00

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WDA 9947

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with a stylised animal head terminal. The body had three silver rivets (one missing) that would have held a decorative panel (most probably silver) in place. 8th-9th Century. Found near Oakham in the county of Rutland. 48 mm x 10 mm.

£45.00

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WDA 7725

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with a stylised animal head terminal. The body is decorated with a crouching, left-facing mythical beast in the Trewhiddle-style, some traces of silver inlay remain. 8th-9th Century. Thomas Class A, Type 1. North Yorkshire. 49 mm x 11 mm.

£55.00

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WDA 7756

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with a stylised animal head terminal. The body is decorated with a crosshatched rectangular panel inlaid with what looks to be pale yellow enamel. 8th-9th Century. Thomas Class A, Type 2. North Yorkshire. 55 mm x 12 mm. Complete apart from the front attachment end.

£40.00

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WDA 8760

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with a stylised animal head terminal, the body decorated with curvilinear patterns. 9th Century. Haldenby Group 19 (Arc and Step). Peterborough Area. 48 mm x 14 mm.

£40.00

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WDA 8164

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy zoomorphic strap-end. The central section and terminal end are decorated with stylised animal-heads. The wedge-shaped attachment end is split to accommodate the strap with a single rivet. 9th-10th Century AD. Thomas Class B, Type 4 (Multi-headed); Haldenby Group 13 (Animal mask). Lincolnshire. 43 mm x 12 mm.

£40.00

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WDA 6536

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A bronze strap-end with a stylised animal head terminal, the body decorated with a silver inlaid panel of a crouching mythical beast. 8th-9th Century. North Yorkshire. 34 mm long.

£40.00

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WDA 7727

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with a debased animal-head terminal. The body is lozenge shape and decorated with multiple ring-and-dot motifs. Circa 11th century AD. North Yorkshire. 40 mm x 13 mm. Complete.

£35.00

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WDA 7726

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with waisted lozenge-shaped body, the decoration consists of a simple line all around the border. 9th-10th Century. Thomas Class D. North Yorkshire. 33 mm x 11 mm.

£25.00

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WDA 7729

Anglo Saxon Strap-end. A copper alloy strap-end with tongue shaped body decorated with a moulded rope design. Circa 10th - 11th century AD. Thomas Class E. North Yorkshire. 41 mm x 13 mm. Unusual style and complete.

£35.00

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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 9930

Anglo Saxon Dress Fastener. A copper alloy dress fastener with circular body decorated with a ring shaped rope design, complete with hooked tag and two pierced lugs for attachment. Circa 9th to early 12th century AD. Cf. Brian Read, Hooked-Clasps & Eyes, No. 114. 22 mm x 17 mm.

£35.00

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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 6837

Anglo Saxon Dress Fastener. A bronze dress fastener the body decorated with a ring and dot design. 8th-9th Century. North Yorkshire. 22 mm Long. Complete and attractive.

£20.00

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