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LOT 1458
Viking Inspired Decorated Bronze Omega Brooch Group
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (31 grams total, 56-59 mm).
Comprising a round-section hoop and two trapezoidal plate finials each with a geometric design of granulation; round-section pin coiled to the hoop. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Sedov, V.V., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
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