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LOT 1177
Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (66 grams, 81 mm).
Comprising a domed elliptical body and plain flange, catch to the underside with T-bar mount for the ferrous pin; [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Petersen, J., Vikingetidens Smykker, Stavanger, 1928, p.55, fig.48, 49 (Petersen types P48, P49).
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