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Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch
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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]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Petersen, J., Vikingetidens Smykker, Stavanger, 1928, p.55, fig.48, 49 (Petersen types P48, P49).

CONDITION
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LOT 1177

Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £316

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