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LOT 1754
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]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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