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LOT 1615
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega Penannular Brooch
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (12.4 grams, 55 mm).
A flat-section Mordvinian type brooch comprising a penannular band and two trapezoidal plates; the tongue round-section with flat scroll around the band; the plates each with raised pellets and four pierced lugs to the outer edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Essex gentleman.
Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
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