Ca. 1100-1400 AD. Medieval Western Europe. A Viking-inspired, silver omega penannular brooch featuring flanges with panels embellished with granulated and geometric decoration, a sectioned pin loop and a fine pin. Good condition. These items were multifunction: their most basic purpose was to work as clothing fasteners while their more ostentatious role was to serve as a display of wealth. For more information on Viking Jewellery, see Arbman, H. (1940). Birka I Die Gräber. Uppsala and Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 61-65.Size: L:62mm / W:44mm ; 20. g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.