Baltic ‘Viking’ bronze penannular Omega brooch, 8th – 10th century
$345.00 AUD
Bronze penannular brooch of ‘Omega’ shape, of large proportions.
Baltic, Viking Culture,
Circa 8th – 10th century AD
bronze 12cm long & 5.5cm wide, total on stand 17.5cm
Good condition with signs of burial, nice patination, displays well on bespoke wood stand.
‘Omega’ Ω is the 24th Greek letter, however, as the Northern Baltic cultures were not Greek speaking, the shape is therefore a coincidence.
Penannular brooches were the ancient European method of securing clothing such as cloaks; the layers of fabric to be secured were passed into the ring through the insertion gap (although not all had the gap) – the rotating pin could then be placed through the fabrics and twisted back to the ring, holding them tight through the pressure placed on it by the fabrics themselves.
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