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LOT 1261
Viking Age Twisted Bracelet
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
25/8 in. (23 grams, 66 mm).
A penannular bronze bracelet with a decoratively twisted round-section body tapering towards the terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Viking Penannular Brooch
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A penannular bronze brooch with a tapering body and upturned terminals each with a polygonal knop with nine faces, with pricked dot and annulet decoration; the apex of the hoop with a tripartite collar, flanked by symmetrical decorative motifs comprising concentric triangles composed of pricked dots and with annulet fill and annulets to the apexes, framed by lozenges composed of four annulets; free-running pin composed of a tapering tongue with headplate coiled around the brooch, the head decorated with raised bands and chevrons. 19.2 grams, 46 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
