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LOT 1659
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bracelet with Bear's Heads
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (63 grams, 65 mm).
Flat-section with low-relief reserved zigzag and longitudinal bands, each end with a bear's head and forepaws in plan.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LXXI (24).
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LOT 1659
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bracelet with Bear's Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
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