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LOT 1803
Viking Period Bronze Penannular Brooch Collection
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/4 in. (39 grams total, 22-44 mm).
Including lozenge-section, ribbed and other types, most with their pins. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
