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LOT 1767
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Wolf-Head Strap End
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (14.6 grams, 55 mm).
Elongated plate with longitudinal split and rivet; openwork scrolled tendril motif developing to a wolf-head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007, item 36.
FootnotesThe head is sometimes attributed to Fenrir the cosmic wolf which will break free from the bonds the gods placed on it and destroy the world at the end of time.
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