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LOT 1433
Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Bell
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (22 grams, 3.7 cm).
Of conical form with occluded piercing to apex and hatching around base, the finial with addorsed animal heads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
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