AN ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE FISH
AN ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE FISH

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

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AN ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE FISH
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The lower body decorated with running spiral, the upper body and face with chip-carved linear ornament, mouth indicated, the eye with additional circular garnet inlay, tail missing, modern pin clasp on reverse, 2.5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long; a pair of Etruscan gold and enamel cockerel earrings, the pendant white enamel cockerel with face, tail and feet in sheet gold with wire details, mainly 3rd-2nd Century B.C., 1.3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long max.; a pair of Roman gold and garnet earrings, the disc with central garnet cabochon and pendant gold stylized twin-handled 'amphora', with translucent glass bead terminal, repaired, mainly 1st-2nd Century A.D., 1½ in. (3.7 cm.) long max.; two Hellenistic gold earrings with filigree rosette disc, one with pendant figure of Nike (repaired), the other with separate Harpocrates holding a cornucopia, hooks later, 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) long max.; a pair of gold conical pendant earrings with cabochon garnet inlay above; another pair with garnet bead pendant with gold rosette caps, 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) long max.; and an Egyptian green glazed composition wedjat-eye amulet, later gold pendant setting, Late Period (712-332 B.C.), 1 in. (2.4 cm.) across, the earrings with ancient and modern elements (12)
拍場告示
There is an extra pair of gold hoop earrings in this lot and the quantity is now 14, not 12.