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LOT 1465
Viking Age Bronze Equal-Arm Brooch Pair
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 3/8 in. (109 grams total, 78-84 mm).
With central dome and upturned ends, ribbed and textured detailing to the obverse, catch and pin-lugs to the reverse. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.78; for reconstruction of how they were used see Various, The Viking, Gothenburg, 1984, pp.201, figs.2-4.
FootnotesEqual-armed bronze brooches of this category were found in various graves of Birka’s cemeteries (graves 444, 603, 535, 551, 577 and 483). They were all female graves and these clasps were used to fasten the cloaks in the upper part of the dress.
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