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LOT 1886

Viking Bronze Twisted Penannular Brooch Group

9TH–EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (78 grams total, 46-60 mm).

Each penannular brooch with twisted hank and floriate finials, pin coiled around the shank; Baltic types. [2]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1886

Viking Bronze Twisted Penannular Brooch Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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