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LOT 1542
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch with Cabochons
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (19.8 grams, 70 mm).
Retaining a section of the brooch's free-running tongue; discoid terminals set with blue and purple opaque glass inlays. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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