LOT 549 Viking Gilt Silver Boar Brooch
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10th-11th century AD. A parcel-gilt silver boar-head brooch with integral backplate; the body formed as a hollow case with upstanding ears and flat end to the muzzle; reserved raised band to the upper face separating two panels of scrolled ornament; to the sides and rear, panels of scrolled tendrils; backplate with trapezoidal slot, pin-lugs, integral catchplate. Cf. MacGregor, A. et al. A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, items 3.17, 318. 35.3 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s; accompanied by a metallurgic analytical report, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, report number 608/131085. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Very fine condition. Very rare.
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