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LOT 1432
Viking Age Decorated Bronze Brooch
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (24.5 grams, 51 mm).
Displaying pellets and a dense geometric scheme, likely a zoomorphic representation; remains of pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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