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LOT 1407
Viking Age Bronze Belt Strap Distributor with Beast-Heads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (18.5 grams, 40 mm).
Central dome with three radiating beast-heads gripping the outer ring in their jaws. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 24.1.
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LOT 1407
Viking Age Bronze Belt Strap Distributor with Beast-Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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