Viking Age Bronze Belt Strap Distributor with Beast-Head Attachments

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (27.6 grams, 44 mm).

With domed profile to the distributor, three different beast-head finials to the strap-attachments. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London under acquisition number 1921,1101.160.

CONDITION

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LOT 1429