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LOT 1228
Viking Inspired Omega-Shaped Penannular Brooch
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (13 grams, 56 mm).
A Viking-inspired bronze Mordvinian 'Omega' penannular brooch comprising a round-section hoop and two trapezoidal plate finials each with a geometric design of granulation; round-section pin coiled to the hoop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 2000s.
Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
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