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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.
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