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Viking Period Bronze Brooch with Pendant and Lozenge-Shaped Drops Viking Period Bronze Brooch with Pendant and Lozenge-Shaped Drops Viking Period Bronze Brooch with Pendant and Lozenge-Shaped Drops
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LOT 1719

Viking Period Bronze Brooch with Pendant and Lozenge-Shaped Drops

FINNO-UGRIC, 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/2 in. (68 grams, 19 cm).

Triangular plaque with openwork decoration and stylised beast head finials, the lower six loops each with lozenge-shaped dangle, pennanular loop supporting cosmetic pin. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

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LOT 1719

Viking Period Bronze Brooch with Pendant and Lozenge-Shaped Drops

Sold for (Inc. bp): £559

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