The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 2671:
Saxon Griffin Mount
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Start price:
£
120
Estimated price :
$120 - $170
Buyer's Premium: 30%
VAT: 8.875%
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Saxon Griffin Mount
7th-8th century AD
A Saxon or Avar bronze belt mount of rectangular form with openwork design of an advancing griffin. 7.29 grams, 35mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition.
Provenance
From an important London collection, acquired 1991, inventory no.91.420.4 / cat.2063.
Literature
Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period - Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item II.4.2.3.
