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LOT 1230
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Trefoil Dragon-Whorl Mount
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (12.8 grams, 39 mm).
A copper-alloy trefoil whorl mount composed of three intertwined openwork dragons with pierced eyes; multiple mounting perforations.
Provenance
Found UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 24.1.
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