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LOT 1342
Viking Gilt Bronze Penannular Brooch Loop
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (15.8 grams, 53 mm).
Featuring tiered collars to shoulders and openwork zoomorphic opposed-heads design; collars to retain the pin; small loop to reverse for attachment of a securing chain. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.43 (1,2).
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