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SCANDINAVIA. Gotland. Woman's bronze box brooch. Circa 8th century AD. (5 cm in diameter, 17 mm thick). With hollow form and back plate for pin and hook, attached after casting. A wavy water pattern in four sections around the side. On the face, a raised boss and four tall bosses surround the shield shaped ornament. Surrounding the boss, four sections loosely formed with short bosses and circular patterns with geometric or zoomorphic design present centrally. Green and brown patina. Extremely rare and impressive. Website shipping rates do not apply.

From the Rolling Hill Collection of Viking Artefacts.

This piece exemplifies style in Gotland during the early Expansionist Period and shows the prestige of the wearer. An outstanding example.