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LOT 1533
Viking Bronze Howling Beast Mount
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (10.6 grams, 33 mm).
Formed as an openwork seated wolf with long curled tail, head raised and mouth open; similar to Class A, Type 11A. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts Volume 3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, p.91, fig.1.10-f.
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LOT 1533
Viking Bronze Howling Beast Mount
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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