Viking Bronze Zoomorphic Plate Brooch

7TH-8TH CENTURY AD

2 1/2" (28 grams, 59 mm).

A cast zoomorphic brooch with chamfered sides and ends, convex upper face, slightly waisted in plan; to the upper face a raised median ridge with ropework detail, flanking zoomorphic ornament with knotwork limbs and hatched panels; small hole to one end for attachment of a necklace or chain; to the underside, the pin-lugs and catchplate with ferrous accretion from the pin.

Provenance

Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1019

Viking Bronze Zoomorphic Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,050

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