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LOT 1764
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Strap End
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (10.8 grams, 39 mm).
Tongue-shaped with openwork design, median figure of a bird with wings spread, domed bosses to the frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Norfolk, 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 27, for type.
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