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LOT 1868
Viking Bronze Twisted Penannular Brooch
9TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (67 grams, 57 mm).
Penannular type with polyhedral finials, twisted shank with applied filigree thread; tapering hooked pin coiled around the shank.
ProvenanceAcquired 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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