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LOT 2139
Viking Bronze Buckle with Odin
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (6.1 grams, 57 mm).
Modelled as an openwork trapezoid buckle with a figure of a standing figure with hands folded at hips, one eye almond-shaped and one eye narrow; possibly depicting god Odin.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2139
Viking Bronze Buckle with Odin
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £150
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Opening Bid: £600
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