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LOT 0273
Viking Age Bronze Horse Harness Mount Set
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (205 grams total, 24-26 mm).
Group of rectangular mounts each with fixing studs to the reverse, decorated with a dense foliage and leaf motif. [56, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.25, for types.
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