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LOT 1730
Viking Inspired Bronze Penannular Omega 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.
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, destined to 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 1730
Viking Inspired Bronze Penannular Omega Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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