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LOT 1588
Viking Age Silver Penannular Brooch Pair
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (18.1 grams total, 32-34 mm).
Each a round-section shank with the ends flattened, ribbed and coiled, and with a tapering movable pin. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
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