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LOT 2092
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.11 grams, 29.6 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief regardant beast within a pelleted border, catchplate and pin-lugs 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 2092
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
Substantial and slightly curved mount with apex loop partly absent; low-relief mask formed with lentoid eyes and broad moustache, narrow chin; ledge to rear pierced to accept rivets still in situ; Williams's Class A Type 9. 16.3 grams, 31 mm
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Opening Bid: £90
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
