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LOT 1387
Viking Age Bronze Riding Crop Terminal with Eagle's Head
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (20.5 grams, 36 mm).
Displaying stylised feather, head and beak detailing; one piercing to neck for attachment; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Griciuviene, E., Žiemgaliai - The Semigalians, Vilnius, 2005, item 881.
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LOT 1387
Viking Age Bronze Riding Crop Terminal with Eagle's Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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