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LOT 1444
Viking Age Bronze Wolf-Head Strap Distributor
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.4 grams, 26 mm).
Comprising an outer ring with wolf mask in low relief at the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000.
LiteratureCf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 24.1.
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