Viking Age Bronze Tortoise-Type Brooch Group

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3 - 3 1/8 in. (140 grams total, 77-80 mm).

Comprising three shallow-domed plate brooches each with low-relief zoomorphic ornament and a narrow ledged rim; to the reverse, a small catch and T-shaped pin-lug; one with textile remains in situ. [3]

Provenance

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

Published

Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 27th August-10th December 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.

Literature

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.61.

CONDITION

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