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LOT 1408
Viking Age Bronze Sword-Belt Strap Distributor
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (22.6 grams, 47 mm).
Round-section hoop with triangular hub and three spokes; fragment of attachment loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. similar in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1921,1101.160.
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