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LOT 1698
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount with Interlace
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.23 grams, 20 mm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with stud to reverse, three-band interlace motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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