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LOT 1587
Viking Noblewoman's Bronze Headdress Fragments
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 - 9 in. (104 grams total, 19-23 cm).
Two large fragments of headdress with plaited fibre, each composed from tightly-wound wire tubes and vertical flat-section plaques with repoussé pellet detailing on a plaited hemp base. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXVIII, item 2.
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LOT 1587
Viking Noblewoman's Bronze Headdress Fragments
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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