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LOT 0339

Viking Age Bronze Annular Brooch

8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

5 7/8 in. (157 grams, 15 cm).

With openwork braid detailing to the hoop, spiral finials above and zigzag band behind the rim with granule clusters, row of loops each with an articulated chain and attached jingle; Finno-Ugric type.

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.

Literature

Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XXIX, item 19, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0339

Viking Age Bronze Annular Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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