Finno-Ugrian Bronze Penannular Omega Brooch beads and deaths

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6cm (blade 10

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Finno-Ugrian Bronze Penannular Omega Brooch beads and deaths10th 11th century, Scandinavian or Baltic. Magnificent and rare Finno Ugrian bronze alloy penannular omega type brooch featuring a free moving central pin, connected to the circular body via a loop. Its terminals are shaped as a stylized animal heads, or upstanding leaf tendrils. The exterior of the body is decorated with diagonal grooves. Brooches such as this one were status symbols, tradable goods in lieu of currency, and are often found as grave