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LOT 0519
Viking Scandinavian Bronze Facing Masks and Figures Oval Brooch Pair
9TH CENTURY AD
3 3/4" (119 grams total, 92 mm, 93 mm).
A matched pair of scaphoid domed brooches, the precursor to the more elaborate two-part 'tortoise' brooches, each an elliptical dome decorated with a transverse band of ribbed decoration featuring four facing masks with pellet eyes; the outer fields with zoomorphic tendril designs edged by a ropework border; the outer flange bearing punched decoration, annular and linear; to the reverse of each, the integral pin-bar, thick catchplate and angled loop in place, one brooch with its pin, the loop provided for the attachment of a chain. [2]
ProvenanceFrom an important British collection; acquired 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ewing, T. Viking Clothing, Strood, 2007, fig.36.
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LOT 0519
Viking Scandinavian Bronze Facing Masks and Figures Oval Brooch Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,890
9th-11th century AD
Lot No. 0545 Opening bid: £90
10th-11th century AD
Lot No. 0549
Sold for (Inc. premium): £218
6th century AD
Lot No. 0532 Opening bid: £225
