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LOT 1506
Viking Bronze Bird Brooch with Cross
10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (10.06 grams, 31 mm).
The bird in profile with equal-arm cross on its back, linear detail to the wing and tail, lentoid eye, loop below the chest; loop to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Winteringham, Humberside, UK.
LiteratureCf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.1.3-a.
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LOT 1506
Viking Bronze Bird Brooch with Cross
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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