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LOT 1431
Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Handle
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (16.2 grams, 70 mm).
Or fitting with openwork head, multiple bestial heads and forms to the body, the body divided into two towards the terminal and a rivet between. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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