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Viking Age Tortoise Brooch Pair

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9th-12th century A.D. A matched pair of bronze tortoise brooches, each a domed and slightly keeled body with stepped flange rim, dense pattern of low-relief moulded detail including facing figures with pellet eyes; transverse mounting bar and catch to the reverse with loop for attachment of a swag of beads; chain loop to one and short chain to the other. Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.ZII (33). 160 grams total, 9.5-13.5 cm (3 3/4 - 5 1/4 in.). Ex private German collection, 1980s. [2]

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Viking Age Tortoise Brooch Pair

Name: Viking Age Tortoise Brooch Pair
SKU: 132967320
Price: 1000 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £1,200 - £1,700

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