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LOT 1673
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Style Strap End
CIRCA 800-1000 A.D.
1 5/8 in. (16.6 grams, 41 mm).
Tongue-shaped with Borre style interlaced decoration in high-relief; Thomas Class E, Type 4. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Belchamp Otten, Braintree, Essex, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-5F1A67.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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