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LOT 1351

Large Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 in. (70 grams, 82 mm).

The body hexagonal in cross-section, facetted terminals and free-running tongue, punched ring-and-dot motifs and dense panels of annulets in three zones around the body. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1921,1101.200, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 1351

Large Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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