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LOT 0350
Viking Age Bronze Chained Equal-Arm Brooch Set
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
30 3/4 in. (252 grams total, 78 cm long).
Each link in the chain composed of three separate hoops, the equal-arm brooches with decoration in high-relief and remains of pin-lugs and catchplate to reverse.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.80.
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LOT 0350
Viking Age Bronze Chained Equal-Arm Brooch Set
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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