VIKING SILVER-GILT BELT HOOK WITH RIBBON DRAGONS Ca. AD 800 - 950. A narrow, eye-shaped belt hook cast in silver and decorated on the front face with a raised composition of ribbon-bodied dragons. The figures are gilt and framed by a plain raised edge. The reverse is flat and plain with short, bent terminals at each end. Size: 33mm x 12mm; Weight: 2g Provenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000.