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LOT 1689

Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (52 grams, 59 mm).

With polyhedral finials, twisted shank with applied filigree thread; tapering hooked pin coiled around the shank. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1689

Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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