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LOT 1387
Viking Bronze Cross Brooch with Central Turret
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (26 grams, 55 mm).
Discoid in plan with scalloped circumference, cross at centre with central dome and apex pellet, openwork 'petals' in each quarter between the arms of the cross, the upper face decorated with pricked dots; catchplate to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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Viking Bronze Cross Brooch with Central Turret
Circa 9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Discoid in plan with scalloped circumference, cross at centre with central dome and apex pellet, openwork 'petals' in each quarter between the arms of the cross, the upper face decorated with pricked dots; catchplate to reverse. 26 grams, 55 mm
Acquired 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Viking Age Bronze Bridle Cheek-Piece
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With suspension loop and curved bar with Ringerike Style beast-head terminal, incised linear detailing. 15.8 grams, 47 mm
Found Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK, in 2004. -
Viking Bronze Bird Brooch
10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Modelled in profile with radiating tripartite crest, triangular stub wing, splayed feet, catch and pin-lugs to the reverse. 10.9 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
