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LOT 0325
Viking Age Gilt Bronze 'Great Beast' Figure
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (78 grams, 77 mm).
Standing with a beak-like face, ears, hooves and a long curled tail, spirals on the upper legs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Literature
Cf. William, G. et al., Vikings Life and Legend, The British Museum, London, 2014, p.110, item 56, for similar, dated 11th century A.D.
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