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LOT 1184
Viking Age Bronze Torc-Shaped Brooch with Beast Heads
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.85 grams, 29 mm).
Of annular form with round cross-section, stylised animal-headed terminals and tapered pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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