A VIKING SILVER DISC BROOCH
PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTION
A VIKING SILVER DISC BROOCH

CIRCA 1100 A.D.

Details
A VIKING SILVER DISC BROOCH
CIRCA 1100 A.D.
1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Edmund Roy Hofmann (1901-1977), Philadelphia, acquired in Europe, 1930s-1950s; thence by descent to the current owner.

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Lot Essay

Both Viking men and women wore fine brooches made of gold, silver, and bronze to fasten cloaks and dresses. While maintaining a functional use, these brooches also signified status. Patterns of stylized animals are a common motif, formed of filigree and granulation. The present example is a particularly fine example of the type. For similar disc brooches see the hoard discovered in Gåtebo, Sweden, fig. 492 in E. Roesdahl and D.M. Wilson, From Viking to Crusaders.

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