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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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Viking Stamped Silver Mount
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Viking Age Bronze Facing Mask Strap Fitting
11th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a plaque with two lateral arms, pierced for attachment, and two loops below secured with rivets; the arms with notched and lobed edges, the plaque with central motif of a bearded face with lobes to the temples, pellet eyes, modelled in the half-round. 9.19 grams, 36 mm
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