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LOT 1376
Viking Age Bronze Mirror with Interlaced Animals
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (52 grams, 80 mm wide).
Comprising one polished face, raised rim, central ring, dense band of zoomorphs enmeshed in tendrils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a German collector.
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Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector on a beach, probably having been washed out of a Viking burial from an overlooking cliff near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK, on Thursday 7th April 2016 by Kelvin Maddocks. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference number NMGW-DA579E. Accompanied by a copy of the PAS report including a museum drawing of the object, a copy of report number NMWPA 2016.43 sent to the finder. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Treasure Hunting Magazine pages where it has been published.