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LOT 1709

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.

Provenance

Found near Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts Volume 3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, p.91, fig.1.10-f.

CONDITION

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LOT 1709

Viking Bronze Howling Beast Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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