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LOT 1690
Viking Bronze Penannular Brooch with Dragon Heads
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (24.3 grams, 57 mm).
Featuring returned dragon-head terminals and braided shank, punched decoration to the free-running pin head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Roesdahl, E., Wilson, D.M., From Viking to Crusader: The Scandinavians and Europe 800 to 1200, (22nd Council of Europe Exhibition), Copenhagen, 1992, p.81, fig.8, for a similar specimen.
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LOT 1690
Viking Bronze Penannular Brooch with Dragon Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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