Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Disk Brooch with Facing Head

A gilt bronze chip-carved brooch with figural design to the upper face, catchplate and pin-lug to the reverse, the heavily-gilded design based on Avent & Evison’s Class K featuring a facing mask with circular eyes. Cf. Avent, R. & Evison, V. I. Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaelogia, vol. CVII, 1982 p. 89. Size: 1. 7 cm D - 11/16 inches Material: Gilt bronze Culture: Anglo-Saxon, c. 6th Century A. D. Condition: Fragment Display stand included Provenance: Property of a European Gentlemen living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. ex. London TL auctions The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki. This item do not need an export licence within the EU. The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity