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LOT 1604
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega Brooch Collection
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (135 grams total, 32-64 mm).
Mostly Mordvinian type; some with punched detailing to the panels, others with moulded panels; one with row of lateral loops. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private European collection formed before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Literature
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
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