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LOT 1699
Viking Age Gold Animal-Headed Applique
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.29 grams, 13 mm).
Sheet gold appliqué with repoussé detailing, two attachment rings to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Howling Beast
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Bear's Heads
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Opening Bid: £200
Teardrop-shaped and slightly domed with loop at the apex (absent) and two radiating lugs at the lower corners; low-relief design of a dense interlaced panel with beast-head at the apex; ledge to reverse with ferrous remains of stud. 31.8 grams, 53 mm
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