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LOT 1523
Viking Rus Gilt Brooch with Floral Motif
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (19.08 grams, 33 mm).
Square in plan with a convex underside and domed upper face, decorated with symmetrical scrolling vegetation in raised relief; pin lug and catchplate to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Ex an important central London gallery, London W1.
Cf. Avdusin D.A., Smolensk and Gnezdovo, to the history of the ancient Russian city, (in Russian) Moscow, 1991, fig.14, no.4, for similar decoration on metallic fittings.
FootnotesThese kind of appliques were used for belts, harnesses, quivers, saddles and various other Rus and Steppe warrior fittings.
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LOT 1523
Viking Rus Gilt Brooch with Floral Motif
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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