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LOT 0261
Viking Period Sword Belt Mount Set
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 3/4 in. (130 grams total, 17-97 mm).
A suite of bronze and iron fittings for a display belt including a buckle with openwork plate, tongue-shaped end, rectangular repoussé mounts, some with slots to the lower edge to accept a strap to mount a purse, knife or other item, strap-distributor with circular central element and three attachment mounts. [24, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.39, 86, 88-91.
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