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LOT 1510
Viking Bronze Zoomorphic Strap End Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (13.2 grams total, 27-37 mm).
Comprising an openwork addorsed bird design and sub-rectangular plaque with interlace motifs and beast head in relief. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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