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LOT 2124
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.59 grams, 28 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. Kershaw, J.F., Viking identities: Scandinavian jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, figure 2.13f.
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LOT 2124
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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