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LOT 1769
Viking Period Penannular Brooch Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (11.4 grams total, 24-41 mm).
Comprising: a silver omega-shaped roundel with applied granule clusters; penannular brooch with scrolled finials and pin looped around the shank. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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The ring carinated with T-shaped spur split at the inner edge, pin curled around the shank. 37 grams, 67 mm
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