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LOT 1228
Viking Age Bronze Boar's Head Brooch
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (17.4 grams, 56 mm).
With domed central body and raised ridges; single piercing; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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