LOT 0524 Anglo-Saxon 'The Harborough' Whorl Mount
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Later 6th-7th century AD. A bronze disc mount with low-relief ornament; the central boss surrounded by four bird-head motifs in two addorsed pairs, outer ring of four Style II animals each with its forepaw hooked over the hindleg of its neighbour, three-band body, reversed head with jaws biting its own midriff, four notched panels to the rim; solder scars to the reverse. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 1.4, for type.9.49 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Found near Harborough, Leicestershire, East Midlands, UK, whilst metal detecting on Sunday 6th September 2015; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report number LVPL-9C8625.
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