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LOT 2114
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.63 grams, 29.5 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif, lug and catch to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1692.
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LOT 2114
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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