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LOT 1599
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (8.76 grams, 29 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif; catch broken and disc pierced for use as a pendant. [No Reserve]
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 1599
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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