A VIKING BRONZE PENANNULAR BROOCH Circa late 1st Millennium A.D. The ring, wider at the centre and cast in a twisted design, tapers at each end, terminating in globular finials with incised concentric circles, a separately cast narrow pin is loosely attached to the ring, 5.3cm diameter, (7.1cm high inc. stand). Provenance: Private Orange County collection, California, USA; private UK collection.