
Scandinavian Viking Boar Brooch
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Description
9th-10th century A.D. A hollow-formed bronze boar-head brooch with domed upper face, two small lug ears, underside with central void, pin-lugs present; panels of linear ornament to the upper face and sidewall. Cf. animal-head brooches in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in MacGregor, A. et al. A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 3.10. 40.3 grams, 50 mm (2 in.) Collection formed in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. [No Reserve]
Condition
Fair condition; ritually crushed and folded.
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1596: Scandinavian Viking Boar Brooch
Sold for £300
•7 BidsEst. £150 - £200•Starting Price £5
TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale - Day 3May 26, 2022 4:00 AM EDTBuyer's Premium 35%
Lot 1596 Details
Description
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9th-10th century A.D. A hollow-formed bronze boar-head brooch with domed upper face, two small lug ears, underside with central void, pin-lugs present; panels of linear ornament to the upper face and sidewall. Cf. animal-head brooches in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in MacGregor, A. et al. A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 3.10. 40.3 grams, 50 mm (2 in.) Collection formed in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. [No Reserve]
Condition
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Fair condition; ritually crushed and folded.
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