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LOT 1727

Viking Age Bronze Annular Brooch with Bear's Masks

10TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (16.7 grams, 88 mm).

Annular in form, D-shaped in section with three inward-facing bear-masks, sturdy pin with loop finial on the shank. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1727

Viking Age Bronze Annular Brooch with Bear's Masks

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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