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Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,178
11TH-12TH CENTURY AD
9" (79 grams, 23cm).
A Viking period or later carved scapula pierced to form a pectoral plaque, with reserved border and figures; the border with geometric chevron motifs; the main panel depicting four horsemen to the left, each bare-headed with pleated clothing, hunting dogs (?) to the rear with a handler and face of a dog to the centre; to the right, five bare-headed standing figures with pleated and textured clothing, a vertical frond and two hunting dogs (?) to the rear.
PROVENANCE:
Found on a building site in York, Yorkshire, UK; in 1946.