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LOT 1328
Viking Bronze Zoomorphic Strap End
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (17.2 grams, 50 mm).
Comprising an openwork body depicting rearing beasts fighting, pierced mounting lug. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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