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LOT 1727
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Strap End
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (12.14 grams, 38 mm).
Tongue-shaped with recessed attachment bar at top and holes for two studs; the field with low-relief Borre Style ornament. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Literature
Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007, item 29, for type.
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