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LOT 1721
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega Penannular Brooch Collection
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8- 2 1/4 in. (72.7 grams total, 55-59 mm).
A group of flat-section Mordvinian type brooches. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
FootnotesThis type of brooch belongs to the typologies of the omega brooches. It was probably used by Ugro-Finnic people to fasten the shirt at the neck or to attach other lighter garments. These brooches evolved to become very elaborate, with dangling springs from the edges, and were often worn in pairs, particularly on female garments. In this late Viking period their coins demonstrated Russian and Eastern Roman influences in their art and jewellery.
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LOT 1721
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega Penannular Brooch Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
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Discoid plate with integral suspension loop secured at the reverse, symmetrical design of applied silver filigree and clusters of granules. 3.12 grams, 30 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
