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LOT 1405
Viking Bronze Bird Brooch
CIRCA 1100 A.D.
1 3/8 in. (8.6 grams, 36 mm).
Modelled standing right on an openwork perch; remains of fastening mechanism to reverse; Weetch Type 30A. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lancashire collection.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. NMS-E7F720, for type.
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