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LOT 1338
Viking Age Bronze Annular Brooch Frame
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 37 mm).
Composed of a domed upper face decorated with tendrils and other enigmatic motifs; remains of tinning. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 1970s private collection.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The body with lozenge-shaped cross-section and coiled terminals, free-running and tapering tongue. 9.36 grams, 46 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
