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LOT 1394

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

VIKING AGE BRONZE BUCKLE COLLECTION
MAINLY 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 1/2 in. (53.6 grams total, 23-64 mm).

Four flat in profile with mask detailing to the tongue-rest; one a substantial D-shaped loop; one similar with keeper to the rear, inlaid silver banding. [6, No Reserve]

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

LITERATURE:
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.LXXVIII (23, 54), for types.

CONDITION
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