Bidspirit auction | VIKING IRON FIRE STARTER SET

VIKING IRON FIRE STARTER SET - Ca. AD 900 - 1100. An iron fire-starter set, including on the left a wrought-iron strike with a trapezoidal openwork frame, together with a compact rectangular block enclosed in a riveted sheet casing, its obverse patterned with rows of raised studs.For similar see: The find from Tromsø Museum, Type 1.1.2.Size: 33-64mm x 26-30mm; Weight: 65gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s.