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LOT 2131
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Openwork Strap End
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (13 grams, 41.6 mm).
A Winchester Type tongue-shaped openwork strap end, formed as three branches expanding from a small square stand on a rectangular plaque. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2131
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Openwork Strap End
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Viking Period Silver Trade Ingot
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Opening Bid: £50
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Viking Bronze Buckle with Odin
Circa 11th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled as an openwork trapezoid buckle with a figure of a standing figure with hands folded at hips, one eye almond-shaped and one eye narrow; possibly depicting god Odin. 6.1 grams, 57 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
