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LOT 1349

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

VIKING AGE BRONZE DRAGON-HEADED KNIFE HANDLE
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (14.7 grams, 33 mm).

Elliptical in cross-section with a ring-and-dot eye to each face, ridged coxcomb and upturned muzzle; split flange to the rear to accept a small blade; punched point detailing. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a German collector.

CONDITION
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