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LOT 1579
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.56 grams, 28 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif, lug and catch to the reverse.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1692.
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LOT 1579
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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