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LOT 2089
Viking Age Bronze Dragon-Headed Riding Crop Terminal
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (37.5 grams, 58 mm).
Displaying stylised head and mouth detailing with panels of Ringerike Style tendril ornament to the rear of the neck, jaws gaping; pierced twice at the rim for attachment; hollow-formed shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK
Cf. Griciuviene, E., Žiemgaliai - The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 881, for a less elaborate example of the type.
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LOT 2089
Viking Age Bronze Dragon-Headed Riding Crop Terminal
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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