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LOT 1242
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega Penannular Brooch
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (10.6 grams, 55 mm).
Of Mordvinian type comprising a round-section hoop and two trapezoidal plate finials each with a geometric design of granulation; remains of round-section pin coiled to the hoop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1980.
Ex property of a London collector.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2013.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
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