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LOT 1240
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Quatrefoil Dragon-Whorl Mount
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.28 grams, 32 mm).
A copper-alloy mount formed as an openwork whorl composed of four central lozenges encircled by sinuous entwined dragonesque beasts, pierced at the node to accept an inset glass bead or cabochon.
Provenance
Found UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
Literature
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.99 (12), for type.
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LOT 1240
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Quatrefoil Dragon-Whorl Mount
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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