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LOT 1429
Viking Bronze Zoomorphic Strap End Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 in. (37.7 grams total, 34-50 mm).
Most with piercings or attachment rivets and displaying beasts in relief or openwork. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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