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LOT 1471
Viking Bronze Horse Harness Cheek Piece
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (26.6 grams, 83 mm).
Strap connector with rectangular panel to the middle with four bosses to each side; short bar with lozenge-shaped strap holes, knops to each point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Ex North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000.
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