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LOT 1803
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Period Silver-Gilt Beast-Headed Strap End
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (13.9 grams, 52 mm).
Comprising a tongue-shaped panel with two rivet-holes close to the upper edge, gently tapering towards the finial formed as a beast-head in plan with two domed eyes and two ribbed columns above a domed muzzle with nostrils; parcel-gilt; abraded. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx UK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B., Fuglen, Dyret og Mennesket i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.2, Borgen, 2005, pl.201 (the finial of the brooch from Møllebakken, Bornholm).
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LOT 1803
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Period Silver-Gilt Beast-Headed Strap End
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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