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Price: £1,500
Condition: As listed by the featured source - confirm after Reach
Ships from / location: London, United Kingdom - confirm after Reach
Materials: Bronze, patinated with iron deposits; certificate of authenticity
Size / dimensions: W 5 x H 8.3cm, 145.8g the pair
What’s included: The piece as listed by the featured source
Shipping notes: Confirm insured shipping after Reach
Ritual / tradition: Matched pair of Viking ‘tortoise’ oval brooches, ca. 9th century AD, stylised curved-beak birds and geometric motifs; ex private UK collection, acquired Switzerland 1980s-90s
Description
A very fine pair of Viking oval brooches cast from bronze. The brooches display a domed oval shape with a flattened rim. The body is enriched with stylised birds with curved beaks and geometric motifs. The reverse displays an integral transverse bar with a catch for the pin. Encrustation and iron deposit are also visible while patination can be seen on both sides. A very fine pair of Viking oval brooches cast from bronze. The brooches display a domed oval shape with a flattened rim. The body is enriched with stylised birds with curved beaks and geometric motifs. The reverse displays an integral transverse bar with a catch for the pin. Encrustation and iron deposit are also visible while patination can be seen on both sides. In the Viking culture, brooches were commonly used to fasten clothes or cloaks. The brooches were worn not only for practical purposes but also as an indication of wealth, fashioned from simple bone pins, to more elaborate gold brooches. Animals and mythical beast motifs frequently feature on Viking jewellery and ornaments accompanied by geometric interlace of knots and patterns. Brooches were worn by both genders, men commonly wore one on their right shoulder while women wore two brooches to fasten their shawls, one on each shoulder.
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