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LOT 1373
Viking Age Tinned Bronze Openwork Disc Brooch
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (29.6 grams, 52 mm).
Displaying a quatrefoil motif embellished with pellets; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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