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LOT 1688
Viking Period and Later Bronze Artefact Collection
11TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 1/4 in. (58 grams total, 22-59 mm).
Including an omega brooch, bear's head belt buckle and assorted jingles; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 7, Witham, p.105-106, for the bells.
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