Viking Belt Mount with Horse Fight
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Description
10th-12th century AD. A bronze D-shaped mount with reserved image of two horses opposed with one hoof raised, fighting; three studs to the reverse. 3.52 grams, 27mm (1 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. For similar design see Murasheva, V.V. Drevnerusskije Remennyje Nabornyje Ukrashenyja (X-XIII VV.), Moscow, 2000, plate 66, items 1A-1B. For a discussion of the horse-fight in Icelandic culture, see Gogosz, R. Horse-fights: the Brutal Entertainment of the Icelanders in the Middle Ages in ?redniowiecze Polski i Powszechne 5, Katowice, 2014. [No Reserve]
Condition
Fine condition, worn.
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Viking Belt Mount with Horse Fight
Estimate £80 - £120
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