Brooch with Boar’s-Head
Unknown artist
Date: late 8th century
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. (4.4 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Country: Sweden
Culture: Vendel
Themes: Boars
Pfeiffer Fund, 1992
Date range
775 – 799
Largest dimension
2.3 cm
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