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Viking Bronze Hunting Dog Leash Swivel with Bear-Head Terminals Viking Bronze Hunting Dog Leash Swivel with Bear-Head Terminals Viking Bronze Hunting Dog Leash Swivel with Bear-Head Terminals
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LOT 1480

Viking Bronze Hunting Dog Leash Swivel with Bear-Head Terminals

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (45.1 grams, 77 mm).

Featuring a central openwork bulb, rod with D-shaped loop above, separate similar loop below; ring-and-dot motifs to the body, bear-head masks to the sides of the loops. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Fakenham, Norfolk, UK, in 2006.
Portable Antiquities scheme

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LOT 1480

Viking Bronze Hunting Dog Leash Swivel with Bear-Head Terminals

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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