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LOT 0328

Scandinavian Viking Bronze Box Brooch

9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (93 grams, 53 mm).

Featuring a squat cylindrical body, ornate cruciform motif to upper face, zoomorphic panels to the side wall; hollow-formed; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse.

Provenance

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

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1921,1101.120, for broad type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0328

Scandinavian Viking Bronze Box Brooch

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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