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LOT 1181
Baltic Viking Bronze Strap End
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (18.8 grams, 51 mm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with fixing lug to the reverse and four rivet-holes; Byzantine-inspired design of fleshy vegetation within segmented border. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
Literature
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LX(40,41), pl.LXXXI (14,15).
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