Circa 10th century A.D.posed of a decoratively twisted tapering annular ring and a free-running tongue of tapering round-section form. Cf. annular brooches in Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, grams, 33 mm (1 1/4 in.). Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by search certificate no.202988. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions .]