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LOT 0364
'The Holt' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.4 grams, 29 mm).
With low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif, lug and catch to the reverse.
ProvenanceFound near Holt, Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1692.
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LOT 0364
'The Holt' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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