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LOT 1449
Large Viking Age Bronze Stamped Penannular Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (70 grams, 77 mm wide).
Featuring coiled terminals, raised medial rib and free-running pin; the coiled pin head and the body with stamped and incised geometric motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A similar bracelet in bronze, with deep wavy furrows and stamped rows of circles, was found in grave 1081 of the Birka Necropolis. It was a female grave, and the diameter/length of the bracelet (73mm) corresponds to the 70mm of our specimen. These bracelets, as visible in the grave, were usually worn as a pair on both arms. -
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