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LOT 0308
Viking Age Bronze Anthropomorphic Brooch
CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (16.2 grams, 45 mm).
Plano-convex in section, the plate formed as a facing bust with rosettes flanking the waist, segmented bulbs forming the lower body; catch and lug to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, 1990s.
LiteratureSee a broadly similar example from Velesnica, Serbia, in the National Museum, Belgrade.
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LOT 0308
Viking Age Bronze Anthropomorphic Brooch
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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