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LOT 1397
Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (9.36 grams, 46 mm).
The body with lozenge-shaped cross-section and coiled terminals, free-running and tapering tongue. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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