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Viking Age Bronze Wolf-Head Strap Distributor Viking Age Bronze Wolf-Head Strap Distributor Viking Age Bronze Wolf-Head Strap Distributor
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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]

Provenance

Ex property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000.

Literature

Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 24.1.

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LOT 1444

Viking Age Bronze Wolf-Head Strap Distributor

Sold for (Inc. bp): £315

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