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LOT 1502
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Disc Brooch with Cross
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (23.7 grams, 37 mm).
In relief with angled borders and five pellets to the interior representing the Five Wounds of Christ; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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