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LOT 1363
Viking Age Bronze Facing Mask Strap Fitting
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.19 grams, 36 mm).
Comprising a plaque with two lateral arms, pierced for attachment, and two loops below secured with rivets; the arms with notched and lobed edges, the plaque with central motif of a bearded face with lobes to the temples, pellet eyes, modelled in the half-round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
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LOT 1363
Viking Age Bronze Facing Mask Strap Fitting
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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