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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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