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Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection
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LOT 1416

Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 - 1 1/2 in. (18.1 grams total, 27-39 mm).

Each buckle decorated with zoomorphs and geometric motifs, one with remains of gilding, one openwork and one with an articulate tongue. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION
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LOT 1416

Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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