Viking 'Scrolled Terminal' Penannular Brooch
Copper-alloy, 6.90 grams, 38.96 mm. 9th-12th century AD. A small penannular brooch made from a round-section band with scrolled terminals and a long, narrow pin with scrolled attachment to the band. Reference: Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L.,Luistari (Finland), A History of Weapons and Ornaments, Helsinki, 2000, p.203 and pl.233. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Sittingbourne, Kent, England.