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LOT 2109
Large Viking Age Tinned Bronze Horse Harness Decoration Group
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/8 in. (104 grams total, 24-28 mm).
Each a thin disc with a square-section stud to the reverse, most bent over perpendicular for attachment. [24, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Germany in the early 1980s.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.23.
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LOT 2109
Large Viking Age Tinned Bronze Horse Harness Decoration Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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