Bidspirit auction | VIKING GILT-BRONZE ROUND FITTING

VIKING GILT-BRONZE ROUND FITTING - Ca. AD 900 - 1100. A circular gilt-bronze fitting decorated with curvilinear decoration arranged around a central boss. The reverse has three short rivets for attachment.For similar see: K. R. Brown, D. Kidd, C. T. Little, From Attila to Charlemagne. Arts of the Early Medieval Period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000, Cat. 4,14. Size: 17mm x 17mm; Weight: 4gProvenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000.