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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]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum number 1921,1101.200, for similar.
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Sub-rectangular in plan with rounded ends, with the remains of a spur towards one end indicating the pouring point of the molten metal into the mould. 36.74 grams, 67 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eastchurch, Swale, Kent, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2019. Accompanied by a copy of the report on find of potential Treasure for HM Coroner with reference no.2020 T3. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-B43CF3.
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