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LOT 1755
Large Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch Pair
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (218 grams total, 10.8-11.5 cm).
Comprising: two elliptical tortoise brooches, each a domed openwork shell with raised ornament of five bell-shaped studs and four Borre Style beasts; frieze of profile beasts to the lower edge and flange rim; catchplate, pin-hinge and pendant attachment bar to the reverse with mineralised remains of textile backing; repaired. [2]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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