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Viking Age Bronze Bridle Cheek-Piece Viking Age Bronze Bridle Cheek-Piece Viking Age Bronze Bridle Cheek-Piece
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LOT 1439

Viking Age Bronze Bridle Cheek-Piece

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (15.8 grams, 47 mm).

With suspension loop and curved bar with Ringerike Style beast-head terminal, incised linear detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK, in 2004.

CONDITION
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LOT 1439

Viking Age Bronze Bridle Cheek-Piece

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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