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LOT 1712
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bound Loki Suspension Mount
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3..25 grams, 32 mm).
Belt mount with loop above and strap to reverse; openwork frame with rosettes and central facing mask. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in Germany after WWII.
Ex property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Footnotes
The image is often interpreted as the trickster-god Loki bound to a rock, as he was said to be in Norse myth (e.g. the poem Völuspá, verse 35).
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LOT 1712
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bound Loki Suspension Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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