Viking Bronze Bird Brooch

10TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (7.12 grams, 30 mm).

Modelled in profile with detailed high-relief plumage. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, item 1.1.3-d.

Footnotes

Zoomorphic brooches were a long lived tradition in Germanic communities, including amongst Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians. Most types appear to have fallen out of use in the 11th century, except the ones linked with Christian symbology.

CONDITION

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