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LOT 1419
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch with Stamped Decoration
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (21.9 grams, 64 mm).
Projecting square-headed terminals with pecked geometric decoration, the body divided into three zones of geometric ornament, free-running pin with geometric ornament to the head. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1419
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch with Stamped Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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