Bidspirit auction | Anglo-Norman Hunting Dog Leash Swivel

Anglo-Norman Hunting Dog Leash Swivel - 11th-12th century AD A swivel-mount with rings, each loop formed as a pair of opposed zoomorphic heads clutching the swivel-half in its jaws. 16 grams, 45mm (1 3/4”). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] Provenance Found Norfolk, UK. Published Hammond, B. British Artefacts Volume 3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, p.100, item 1.13-s. Footnotes The swivel was probably developed to prevent tangling in the leashes of hunting dogs.