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LOT 1444
Viking Age Bronze Pseudo Ring Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (29.4 grams, 76 mm).
Featuring beast heads and interlace motifs; pin lugs and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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