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LOT 0353
'The Tenby' Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (10.55 grams, 62 mm wide).
Comprising a round-section crescent with flared ends terminating in two curved spatulate flat panels, each with a ropework border surrounding a two-band knotwork motif; cleaned and conserved.
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector on a beach, probably having been washed out of a Viking burial from an overlooking cliff near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK, on Thursday 7th April 2016 by Kelvin Maddocks.
Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference number NMGW-DA579E.
Accompanied by a copy of the PAS report including a museum drawing of the object, a copy of report number NMWPA 2016.43 sent to the finder.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Treasure Hunting Magazine pages where it has been published.
Published
Treasure Hunting Magazine, Portable Antiquities Scheme Corner, November 2021, p.38.
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