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LOT 1859

Viking Age Bronze Eagle-Head Riding Crop Terminal

CIRCA 11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (9.42 grams, 18 mm).

Modelled in the round with hooked beak and inset glass eyes, hollow to the underside. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1859

Viking Age Bronze Eagle-Head Riding Crop Terminal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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