LATE 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

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A VIKING BRONZE BOX-BROOCH
LATE 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
Of circular convex form, the upper face with quartered relief panels of linear interlacing, a central square boss and four raised rim projections, 2 in. (5 cm.) diam.; and a bone toggle button, the convex disc with triangular attachment plate, 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) long (2)

Provenance

Collection of the late Gavin Todhunter (see lots 76, 89-144 and 412).

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Lot Essay

The base collar with attached silver mount reading "LINDISFARNE 1872".
Cf. A Guide to the Anglo-Saxon and Foreign Teutonic Antiquities, The British Museum, London, 1923, p. 166, pl. XVI for similar.

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