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LOT 1380
Large Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 1 3/4 in. (21 grams total, 42-44 mm).
Each with animal head terminals and geometric decoration, one with free-running tongue. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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