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LOT 1625
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch with Dragon's Heads
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (29 grams, 58 mm).
Twisted hoop with addorsed horse-head finials, round-section pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.52, 54.
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LOT 1625
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch with Dragon's Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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