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LOT 1797
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Beast Facing Back Brooch
ENGLAND, 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.32 grams, 28 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief regardant beast within a border of ring-and-dot motifs, remains of ferrous pin to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1797
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Beast Facing Back Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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