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LOT 1709
Viking Period Silver Penannular Brooch
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (4.71 grams, 30 mm).
Flat-section with pointillé zigzag to the obverse, coiled finials, four granule cluster, sturdy round-section pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XIV.
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