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LOT 1438
Large Viking Age Bronze Decorated Penannular Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (76.6 grams, 77 mm).
With facetted terminals with remains of stamped ring-and-dot and triangle ornament, facetted body with framed beading and ring-and-dot pyramid finials, free-running pin with coiled head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a domed lead weight, pierced with five knops; a slightly domed disc brooch with three bear-heads; a bifacial openwork strap end. 27.6 grams total, 16-31 mm
From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000. -
Viking Age Bronze Axehead Amulet
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With scooped blade, hammer to the reverse. 2.05 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of Alan Hardcastle. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection. -
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The body with lozenge-shaped cross-section and coiled terminals, free-running and tapering tongue. 9.36 grams, 46 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
